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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28: I Am the Elephant - Chapter 36: The Dominant White Culture.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What punishment did Irving earn for challenging her mother about giving Diane permission to see A Patch of Blue?
(a) She was sent to her room.
(b) She was spanked.
(c) She was given extra chores.
(d) She was kept home from a party.

2. What sort of profession did Kenneth Cushner hold when he thought about culture as an iceberg?
(a) A physician.
(b) A sociologist.
(c) A psychiatrist.
(d) A social worker.

3. The subtitle of Chapter 34: Becoming Multicultural notes, "Learning to navigate" what kind of world "by using multiple approaches" (204)?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Complex.
(c) Collaborative.
(d) Hateful.

4. How many distinct groups of white mothers did Irving identity at the playgrounnd?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

5. In Chapter 30: Feelings and the Culture of Niceness, Irving states that which element in her past caused her to face uncomfortable feelings by trying to escape from them?
(a) Embarrassment.
(b) Socialization.
(c) Schooling.
(d) Discipline.

Short Answer Questions

1. Irving reports that she finally came to undersand the adage, "You can only change" (208) what?

2. Irving states that the theory of colorblindness maintains all but which of the following within American society?

3. How old was Irving when her aunt moved to Cambridge?

4. In what year did Dr. McIntosh write an essay called "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" (86)?

5. In which state did Irving attend an event advertised as being "by and for people of color" (141)?

(see the answer key)

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