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

2. Around how many Indian boarding schools at one time existed in the United States, all inspired by the Carlisle School?
(a) 150.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 250.
(d) 3,000.

3. In Chapter 44: Listening, Irving notes the importance of taking what action in order to learn?
(a) Bearing witness.
(b) Reporting.
(c) Helping.
(d) Responding.

4. Irving writes in Chapter 7: The GI Bill, "The GI Bill is one of the best examples of affirmative action for" (48) whom?
(a) White people.
(b) Wealthy people.
(c) Poor people.
(d) People of color.

5. What was the name of the film from which Irving learned about the GI Bill?
(a) Race: The Power of a Dream.
(b) Race: The Power of a Culture.
(c) Race: The Power of an Illusion.
(d) Race: The Power of a Community.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which publication did an article about the shaping of the mind appear, according to Irving?

2. For what position did Irving first apply within the school system, as reported in Chapter 25: Belonging?

3. In which level of Irving's education did she learn about "white ethnics" (61)?

4. Between 1820 and 1920, how many million people with light skin immigrated from non-Anglo countries to the United States?

5. What is NOT a way in which Irving describes the idea of whiteness remaining constant over time in Chapter 9: White Superiority?

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