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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. The fruit from which kind of tree is used in a traditional practice described by Irving?
(a) Calabash.
(b) Cherry.
(c) Persimmon.
(d) Fig.

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

3. For what position did Irving first apply within the school system, as reported in Chapter 25: Belonging?
(a) Teacher's assistant.
(b) Second grade teacher.
(c) Custodian.
(d) Vice principal.

4. The preschool Irving chose for her children required parents to pay how many dollars per year?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $7,500.
(c) $2,000.
(d) $500.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the last name of Irving's ancestor who established New Salem Academy by applying for a land grant?

2. Irving remarks that when she was Jared's age, she had already decided that she would be taking which action someday?

3. For what type of broadcasting station did Irving begin working after college?

4. How many million black American men fought in World War II?

5. How many years into her "waking-up process" (199) did Irving have the experience of seeing her appearance differently?

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