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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. In which U.S. state did an ancestor of Irving's establish New Salem Academy by applying for a land grant?
(a) Maine.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Florida.
(d) California.

2. Irving states that skin color symbolism plus favoritism plus power equals which element?
(a) Inequity.
(b) Privilege.
(c) Systemic racism.
(d) Sexism.

3. Irving recounts in Chapter 28: I Am the Elephant a conversation she had with her friend Kathy, who hails from which country?
(a) Bosnia.
(b) Trinidad.
(c) El Salvador.
(d) Brazil.

4. Irving states, "I never felt white; I just felt like" (209) what?
(a) A woman.
(b) Debby.
(c) A human.
(d) An entity.

5. In Chapter 22: Why Do I Always End Up With White People?, Irving states that she was first introduced to the city of Cambridge in which year?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1986.
(c) 2011.
(d) 1972.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of item was used in the activity during which white participants became emotional?

2. For what position did Irving first apply within the school system, as reported in Chapter 25: Belonging?

3. In Chapter 18: Color-Blind, Irving states that she decided early in life that racism was what sort of conversation topic?

4. In Chapter 13, Irving explains that inattentional blindness also goes by which other term?

5. What kind of parade does Irving use as an example of exclusivity in schools?

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