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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19: My Good Luck - Chapter 27: Living Into Expectations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Dr. McIntosh write an essay called "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" (86)?
(a) 1988.
(b) 2000.
(c) 2011.
(d) 1968.

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

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

4. Irving states in Chapter 7: The GI BIll that "In the end, a mere" how many "percent of black GIs were able to access the bill's offer of free education" (46)?
(a) 21.
(b) 12.
(c) 18.
(d) 4.

5. The subtitle of Chapter 24: Everyone is Different; Everyone Belongs refers to "the power of" (148) which element?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Communication.
(c) Investigation.
(d) Inclusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Irving states in Chapter 5: Within the Walls, "If I could turn back time and rewrite the script for those years, my parents would be deft at sharing with me the realities of American history, especially" what?

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

3. Irving describes noticing the perpetual presence of which children sitting on benches in the principal's office?

4. How long did it take Irving to meet her goal of making friends less like herself?

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

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