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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 states that race has been a problem in America for how many years?
(a) 100.
(b) 300.
(c) 400.
(d) 200.

2. In which publication did an article about the shaping of the mind appear, according to Irving?
(a) Newsweek.
(b) Time.
(c) New York Times.
(d) Washington Post.

3. Much of Irving's learning about racial divides in education came from working in what type of position?
(a) Psychologist.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Teacher.

4. What kind of committee did Irving and another preschool parent form 6 years after Irving enrolled her first child there?
(a) Diversity.
(b) Safety.
(c) Professional Development.
(d) Discipline.

5. Irving found that which element creates a state of fear, which then puts people into survival mode?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Deception.
(c) Powerlessness.
(d) Confusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of Irving's family is featured most prominently within the events of the memoir's first chapter?

2. The sight of which objects put Irving at ease while she was in the care of a black professional in her early 20s?

3. How long did it take Irving to meet her goal of making friends less like herself?

4. Irving describes the limitations of which text in Chapter 14: Zap!?

5. What type of event did Irving attend that purported to be "by and for people of color" (141)?

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