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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. In Chapter 30: My Good People, Irving tries to rectify her concept of herself as a good person with her certainty that she has also been displaying which other quality?
(a) Xenophobia.
(b) Cruelty.
(c) Cluelessness.
(d) Apathy.

2. What was the last name of Irving's ancestor who established New Salem Academy by applying for a land grant?
(a) Putnam.
(b) O'Neill.
(c) Stevens.
(d) White.

3. Which American generation is defined as having been born between the years of 1946 and 1964?
(a) The Lost Generation.
(b) Generation Y.
(c) Baby Boomers.
(d) Generation X.

4. Between 1820 and 1920, how many million people with light skin immigrated from non-Anglo countries to the United States?
(a) 2.4.
(b) 17.3.
(c) 22.4.
(d) 8.3.

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

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. What is the topic of the activity presented at the end of Chapter 1: What Wasn't Said?

3. Which word does Irving define as "a collective character that describes a set of beliefs and behaviors that identify the group" (79)?

4. Irving tells a story about visiting what type of black professional in her early 20s?

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

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