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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10: The Melting Pot - Chapter 18: Color Blind.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Irving conceives of tailwinds as forces working toward the efforts of which group?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Immigrants.
(c) People of color.
(d) White people.

2. Which quality did Irving's father stress above all others throughout his children's childhoods?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Affection.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Dedication.

3. At what age did Irving graduate from college, effectively ending the unexamined part of her life?
(a) 22.
(b) 24.
(c) 23.
(d) 21.

4. In Chapter 2: Family Values, Irving compares her childhood to paintings created by which famous artist?
(a) Norman Rockwell.
(b) Andy Warhol.
(c) Pablo Picasso.
(d) Rembrandt.

5. What does the letter P stand for in the acronym WASP?
(a) Privileged.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Patriotic.
(d) Passive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of literary device does Irving use to stress the verbs "avoid" and "perpetuate" in relation to the "zap factor" (92)?

2. Much of Irving's learning about racial divides in education came from working in what type of position?

3. In Chapter 7: The GI Bill, Irving uses the bill to underscore "the meaning of" (45) what?

4. The activity at the end of Chapter 9: White Superiority asks readers to explain how they feel about which term?

5. What was the name of the film from which Irving learned about the GI Bill?

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