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

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

3. How many distinct groups of white mothers did Irving identity at the playgrounnd?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

4. Irving asserts in Chapter 4: Optimism that the American Dream is accessible to whom?
(a) All.
(b) A select few.
(c) Nearly everyone.
(d) Most.

5. Irving conceives of tailwinds as forces working toward the efforts of which group?
(a) Immigrants.
(b) White people.
(c) Politicians.
(d) People of color.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word does Irving define as "a collective character that describes a set of beliefs and behaviors that identify the group" (79)?

2. How many million black American men fought in World War II?

3. What event does Irving use as a means of illustrating the lack of a level playing field in America?

4. 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?

5. In Chapter 32: Getting Over Myself, Irving speaks to those experiencing which symptom as a result of considering a courageous conversation?

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