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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. In Chapter 2: Family Values, Irving compares her childhood to paintings created by which famous artist?
(a) Andy Warhol.
(b) Pablo Picasso.
(c) Norman Rockwell.
(d) Rembrandt.

2. Between 1820 and 1920, how many million people with light skin immigrated from non-Anglo countries to the United States?
(a) 22.4.
(b) 8.3.
(c) 2.4.
(d) 17.3.

3. Irving discusses the acronym WASP in Chapter 3: Race Versus Class, stating that the W stands for which word?
(a) Weathered.
(b) Women.
(c) White.
(d) Wealthy.

4. What was the last name of Irving's ancestor who established New Salem Academy by applying for a land grant?
(a) Stevens.
(b) Putnam.
(c) White.
(d) O'Neill.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Irving asserts in Chapter 4: Optimism that the American Dream is accessible to whom?

2. Irving asserts that letting go of her self-image ultimately made her feel which way?

3. What term describes a form of help that disempowers the aided person or group?

4. Irving describes her childhood neighborhood as being "almost exclusively" (24) what?

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

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