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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 sight of which objects put Irving at ease while she was in the care of a black professional in her early 20s?
(a) Diplomas.
(b) Yelp reviews.
(c) Medals.
(d) Comment cards.

2. In Chapter 26: Surviving and Thriving, Irving describes Jane Elliott's experiments based around which element as a marker of status?
(a) Height.
(b) Finger length.
(c) Hair color.
(d) Eye color.

3. Irving asserts that letting go of her self-image ultimately made her feel which way?
(a) Courageous.
(b) Scared.
(c) Liberated.
(d) Triumphant.

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

5. Irving discusses an article that revolves around which element's ability to shape the mind?
(a) Ethnicity.
(b) Race.
(c) Language.
(d) Political life.

Short Answer Questions

1. The activity at the end of Chapter 9: White Superiority asks readers to explain how they feel about which term?

2. What kind of parade does Irving use as an example of exclusivity in schools?

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

4. Irving conceives of tailwinds as forces working toward the efforts of which group?

5. What sort of profession did Kenneth Cushner hold when he thought about culture as an iceberg?

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