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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. What event does Irving use as a means of illustrating the lack of a level playing field in America?
(a) A birthday party.
(b) A foot race.
(c) A funeral.
(d) A picnic.

2. 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) Maps.
(b) Landmarks.
(c) Symbols.
(d) Sounds.

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

4. Irving remembers a family member telling her that Indians "were lovely people who became" what "when they drank liquor" (15)?
(a) Apathetic.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Amorous.
(d) Foolish.

5. What kind of committee did Irving and another preschool parent form 6 years after Irving enrolled her first child there?
(a) Professional Development.
(b) Diversity.
(c) Safety.
(d) Discipline.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7: The GI Bill, Irving uses the bill to underscore "the meaning of" (45) what?

2. At the time of Irving's writing of Waking Up White, she had lived in a particular city for how many years?

3. In Chapter 36: The Dominant White Culture, Irving shares a practice she learned about while visiting which island?

4. Irving discusses the acronym WASP in Chapter 3: Race Versus Class, stating that the W stands for which word?

5. In Chapter 3: Race Versus Class, Irving states that "Understanding" what, "regardless of class, is key to understanding racism" (26)?

(see the answer key)

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