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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 37: Boxes and Ladders - Chapter 46: Whole Again.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The subtitle of Chapter 25: Belonging states, "How my sense of belonging also allowed me to feel" (155) what?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Justified.
(c) Entitled.
(d) Blameless.

2. When Irving looks back on her life, she sees that she has viewed independence as equal to what?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Tenacity.
(c) Strength.
(d) Intelligence.

3. Irving quotes Betsy Leondar-Wright in Chapter 3: Race Versus Class, writing, "When it comes to culture, the only thing we all have in common is that we have one and that" (28) what?
(a) It is complex.
(b) It shapes us.
(c) It conquers our fears.
(d) It seals our fates.

4. What was the last name of Irving's ancestor who established New Salem Academy by applying for a land grant?
(a) Stevens.
(b) O'Neill.
(c) White.
(d) Putnam.

5. Irving describes the Montgomery County Public Schools district as an example of what in action?
(a) Equity.
(b) Affirmative action.
(c) Equality.
(d) Philanthropy.

Short Answer Questions

1. The activity at the end of Chapter 17: My Good People asks the reader to give reasons why they never believed that they could take which action in relation to racism?

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?

3. What is the name of the second grade student Irving discusses in Chapter 38: From Tolerance to Engagement?

4. What term is used to describe the rule in which people of mixed races in America are assigned the identity of the race considered inferior by the dominant white culture?

5. What kind of parade does Irving use as an example of exclusivity in schools?

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