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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 kind of parade does Irving use as an example of exclusivity in schools?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Fourth of July.
(c) Pride.
(d) Mardi Gras.

2. What is NOT a way in which Irving describes the idea of whiteness remaining constant over time in Chapter 9: White Superiority?
(a) Distinct.
(b) Fluid.
(c) Superior.
(d) Immutable.

3. In Chapter 30: Feelings and the Culture of Niceness, Irving states that which element in her past caused her to face uncomfortable feelings by trying to escape from them?
(a) Embarrassment.
(b) Discipline.
(c) Schooling.
(d) Socialization.

4. The subtitle of Chapter 34: Becoming Multicultural notes, "Learning to navigate" what kind of world "by using multiple approaches" (204)?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Hateful.
(c) Collaborative.
(d) Complex.

5. Kenneth Cushner's illustration of culture as an iceberg states that what percentage of culture is visible?
(a) 60.
(b) 40.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Irving when she demanded to know why her 19-year-old sister Diane was not being allowed to see the film A Patch of Blue?

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

3. What type of item was used in the activity during which white participants became emotional?

4. Which American generation is defined as having been born between the years of 1946 and 1964?

5. How many distinct groups of white mothers did Irving identity at the playgrounnd?

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