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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 37: Boxes and Ladders - Chapter 46: Whole Again.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Irving remembers a family member telling her that Indians "were lovely people who became" what "when they drank liquor" (15)?
(a) Amorous.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Apathetic.
(d) Foolish.

2. In which level of Irving's education did she learn about "white ethnics" (61)?
(a) Junior high.
(b) Graduate.
(c) Undergraduate.
(d) High school.

3. Irving found that which element creates a state of fear, which then puts people into survival mode?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Deception.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Powerlessness.

4. What type of event did Irving attend that purported to be "by and for people of color" (141)?
(a) A dance.
(b) A wedding.
(c) A conference.
(d) A retreat.

5. Irving notes in Chapter 42: Solidarity and Accountability that tiny acts of what "keep alive in [her] a sense of purpose" (241)?
(a) Responsibility.
(b) Accountability.
(c) Kindness.
(d) Solidarity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Irving recounts in Chapter 28: I Am the Elephant a conversation she had with her friend Kathy, who hails from which country?

2. What was the last name of Irving's ancestor who established New Salem Academy by applying for a land grant?

3. What kind of committee did Irving and another preschool parent form 6 years after Irving enrolled her first child there?

4. Which system in America focuses on self-sufficiency and independence, unlike those of other cultures?

5. Five people of color and how many white men approached Irving to explain the difference between intent and effect?

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