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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28: I Am the Elephant - Chapter 36: The Dominant White Culture.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Irving reports that she finally came to undersand the adage, "You can only change" (208) what?
(a) Yourself.
(b) Problems.
(c) The world.
(d) Clothes.

2. Irving describes the limitations of which text in Chapter 14: Zap!?
(a) The Declaration of Independence.
(b) The Golden Rule.
(c) The Farmers' Almanac.
(d) The Bible.

3. Irving states, "I never felt white; I just felt like" (209) what?
(a) Debby.
(b) A woman.
(c) A human.
(d) An entity.

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

5. How long did it take Irving to meet her goal of making friends less like herself?
(a) Months.
(b) Weeks.
(c) Days.
(d) Years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 32: Getting Over Myself, Irving speaks to those experiencing which symptom as a result of considering a courageous conversation?

2. Irving states that the theory of colorblindness maintains all but which of the following within American society?

3. Kenneth Cushner's illustration of culture as an iceberg states that what percentage of culture is visible?

4. In Chapter 22: Why Do I Always End Up With White People?, Irving states that she was first introduced to the city of Cambridge in which year?

5. In Chapter 30: Feelings and the Culture of Niceness, Irving states that which element in her past caused her to face uncomfortable feelings by trying to escape from them?

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