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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 12: Icebergs, Irving uses an episode of which classic television show to illustrate the "capacity for self-reinforced thinking" (79)?
(a) Green Acres.
(b) The Jeffersons.
(c) Sanford and Son.
(d) I Love Lucy.

2. Irving's project sought to help which kind of people living in inner-city areas?
(a) Youth.
(b) The elderly.
(c) The homeless.
(d) Those with mental illness.

3. For what position did Irving first apply within the school system, as reported in Chapter 25: Belonging?
(a) Second grade teacher.
(b) Teacher's assistant.
(c) Vice principal.
(d) Custodian.

4. What emotion does Irving now feel toward the group who approached her to explain intent and effect?
(a) Anger.
(b) Indebtedness.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Resentment.

5. In Chapter 3: Race Versus Class, Irving states that "Understanding" what, "regardless of class, is key to understanding racism" (26)?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Whiteness.
(c) Privilege.
(d) Assimilation.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Irving states, "I never felt white; I just felt like" (209) what?

3. Irving states that the theory of colorblindness maintains all but which of the following within American society?

4. Irving advocates for which narrative to become one among many telling the story of America's history?

5. Irving describes noticing the perpetual presence of which children sitting on benches in the principal's office?

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