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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. Irving describes noticing the perpetual presence of which children sitting on benches in the principal's office?
(a) Kindergarteners.
(b) White boys.
(c) Black boys.
(d) Latinx girls.

2. When Irving was not yet ready to examine her own white privilege, which other quality of her identity did she decide to start with?
(a) Her status as a woman.
(b) Her status as a holder of a graduate degree.
(c) Her able-bodied status.
(d) Her status as a mother.

3. According to Irving, Emily's second-grade performance was based on which war?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) World War I.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) The American Revolution.

4. In Chapter 36: The Dominant White Culture, Irving shares a practice she learned about while visiting which island?
(a) Orcas.
(b) St. John.
(c) Cypress.
(d) Kauai.

5. Irving asserts that she was only able to live on what meager salary per year because she could rely on family connections and support?
(a) $48,000.
(b) $24,000.
(c) $12,000.
(d) $36,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2: Family Values, Irving compares her childhood to paintings created by which famous artist?

2. In Chapter 22: Why Do I Always End Up With White People?, Irving states that she was first introduced to the city of Cambridge in which year?

3. In which U.S. state did an ancestor of Irving's establish New Salem Academy by applying for a land grant?

4. Irving discusses an article that revolves around which element's ability to shape the mind?

5. The preschool Irving chose for her children required parents to volunteer for one day how often?

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