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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 describes growing up in an affluent suburb of which American city?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) New York City.
(c) Boston.
(d) Philadelphia.

2. Irving asserts that she was only able to live on what meager salary per year because she could rely on family connections and support?
(a) $48,000.
(b) $36,000.
(c) $12,000.
(d) $24,000.

3. In which grade was Irving's student named Jared, whom she discusses in Chapter 27: Living Into Expectations?
(a) 2nd.
(b) 4th.
(c) 9th.
(d) 6th.

4. In what part of the country did Irving grow up, according to Chapter 5: Within the Walls?
(a) Southwest.
(b) Northwest.
(c) Midwest.
(d) New England.

5. Irving remarks that when she was Jared's age, she had already decided that she would be taking which action someday?
(a) Getting married.
(b) Becoming a teacher.
(c) Having children.
(d) Going to college.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which level of Irving's education did she learn about "white ethnics" (61)?

2. What event does Irving use as a means of illustrating the lack of a level playing field in America?

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

4. Who asked Irving why her black classmates were "all in the lower reading groups" (150) at school?

5. How many years into Irving's waking-up journey did she attend a white privilege conference?

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