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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. Which word does Irving define as "a collective character that describes a set of beliefs and behaviors that identify the group" (79)?
(a) Community.
(b) Culture.
(c) Tenet.
(d) Motto.

2. Chapter 5: Within the Walls asks readers to reconsider the definition of which term?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Exclusive.
(c) Rich.
(d) Privilege.

3. Irving points out in Chapter 16: Logos and Stereotypes that humans are the only creatures on earth who use which objects to make sense of their world?
(a) Landmarks.
(b) Maps.
(c) Symbols.
(d) Sounds.

4. In Chapter 15: The Whole Story, Irving warns the reader of the dangers associated with what types of stories?
(a) One-sided.
(b) Ancient.
(c) Fictional.
(d) Second-hand.

5. For what period of time did "the zap factor" (92) shape Irving's behavior?
(a) Years.
(b) Months.
(c) Weeks.
(d) Days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Irving describes in Chapter 7: The GI BIll the way in which she came to view which object from her childhood in a negative light?

2. In what part of the country did Irving grow up, according to Chapter 5: Within the Walls?

3. By what decade had "pale skin become a beauty ideal for white people, making its way into European art and literature" (57)?

4. Irving asserts that American culture and government have always embraced the idea of America as what object?

5. In Chapter 6: From Confusion to Shock, Irving describes moving to the city of Cambridge in which state after college?

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