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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 does the letter P stand for in the acronym WASP?
(a) Patriotic.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Privileged.
(d) Passive.

2. How old was Irving when her aunt moved to Cambridge?
(a) 8.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

3. What type of event did Irving attend that purported to be "by and for people of color" (141)?
(a) A wedding.
(b) A conference.
(c) A retreat.
(d) A dance.

4. What sort of literary device does Irving use to stress the verbs "avoid" and "perpetuate" in relation to the "zap factor" (92)?
(a) Repetition.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Simile.

5. How much management experience did Irving have when she was hired by a broadcasting station after college?
(a) A little.
(b) A moderate amount.
(c) None.
(d) A lot.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 20: My Robin Hood Syndrome, Irving discusses her first project with which type of company?

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

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

4. The subtitle of Chapter 33: Perception and Fear states, "The firt tiime I saw myself as white and" (199) what?

5. At what age did Irving graduate from college, effectively ending the unexamined part of her life?

(see the answer key)

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