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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sort of profession did Kenneth Cushner hold when he thought about culture as an iceberg?
(a) A physician.
(b) A social worker.
(c) A psychiatrist.
(d) A sociologist.

2. Irving states that American culture and government have always rejected the idea of America as what object?
(a) A utopia.
(b) A mosaic.
(c) A city on a hill.
(d) A melting pot.

3. In Chapter 2: Family Values, Irving compares her childhood to paintings created by which famous artist?
(a) Pablo Picasso.
(b) Norman Rockwell.
(c) Andy Warhol.
(d) Rembrandt.

4. In Chapter 7: The GI Bill, Irving uses the bill to underscore "the meaning of" (45) what?
(a) Blockbusting.
(b) Microaggression.
(c) Unearned privilege.
(d) Passive racism.

5. Irving reveals in Chapter 4: Optimism that she was born in which year?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1980.

6. Irving advocates for which narrative to become one among many telling the story of America's history?
(a) Dominant.
(b) Qualitative.
(c) Marginalized.
(d) Quantitative.

7. Which member of Irving's family is featured most prominently within the events of the memoir's first chapter?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her cousin.

8. At what age did Irving graduate from college, effectively ending the unexamined part of her life?
(a) 21.
(b) 23.
(c) 24.
(d) 22.

9. Irving remembers a family member telling her that Indians "were lovely people who became" what "when they drank liquor" (15)?
(a) Foolish.
(b) Amorous.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Apathetic.

10. Irving discusses the acronym WASP in Chapter 3: Race Versus Class, stating that the W stands for which word?
(a) Wealthy.
(b) Weathered.
(c) White.
(d) Women.

11. What sort of literary device does Irving use to stress the verbs "avoid" and "perpetuate" in relation to the "zap factor" (92)?
(a) Repetition.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Simile.

12. Irving describes growing up in an affluent suburb of which American city?
(a) New York City.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Boston.

13. In Chapter 15: The Whole Story, Irving warns the reader of the dangers associated with what types of stories?
(a) Ancient.
(b) Second-hand.
(c) One-sided.
(d) Fictional.

14. Irving states that the theory of colorblindness maintains all but which of the following within American society?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Denial.
(c) Tolerance.
(d) Silence.

15. What is NOT a way in which Irving describes the idea of whiteness remaining constant over time in Chapter 9: White Superiority?
(a) Superior.
(b) Fluid.
(c) Immutable.
(d) Distinct.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the film from which Irving learned about the GI Bill?

2. The activity at the end of Chapter 9: White Superiority asks readers to explain how they feel about which term?

3. Which quality did Irving's father stress above all others throughout his children's childhoods?

4. 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?

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

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