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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. Irving asserts in Chapter 4: Optimism that the American Dream is accessible to whom?
(a) A select few.
(b) Nearly everyone.
(c) Most.
(d) All.

2. Irving states that the theory of colorblindness maintains all but which of the following within American society?
(a) Silence.
(b) Denial.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Tolerance.

3. Irving remarks on the recent push to use the term "enslaved African" (107) in lieu of which term?
(a) Slave.
(b) African immigrant.
(c) Indentured servant.
(d) Immigrant.

4. At which institution was Dr. McIntosh teaching when she wrote an influential essay about white privilege?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Wellesley.
(c) William and Mary.
(d) Yale.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Irving remembers a family member telling her that Indians "were lovely people who became" what "when they drank liquor" (15)?

2. Irving recalls in Chapter 5: Within the Walls that in her childhood world, problems were deemed what?

3. What is NOT a way in which Irving describes the idea of whiteness remaining constant over time in Chapter 9: White Superiority?

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

5. Which city does Irving use as an example of relative diversity in Chapter 21: Straddling Two Worlds?

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