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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Irving states that race has been a problem in America for how many years?
(a) 400.
(b) 200.
(c) 100.
(d) 300.

2. Irving discusses attending a workshop focused on what type of differences?
(a) Intellectual.
(b) Aesthetic.
(c) Invisible.
(d) Racial.

3. 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?
(a) Schooling.
(b) Socialization.
(c) Embarrassment.
(d) Discipline.

4. In Chapter 31: Courageous Conversations, Irving provides a bulleted list of ground rules for use in which arena?
(a) Conversation.
(b) Email.
(c) Workplace.
(d) Banking.

5. What kind of stores found themselves unable to keep up with demand in the wake of Barack Obama's election to the presidency?
(a) Liquor.
(b) Shoe.
(c) Ammunition.
(d) Tobacco.

6. In Chapter 20: My Robin Hood Syndrome, Irving discusses her first project with which type of company?
(a) A rideshare company.
(b) A dance company.
(c) A tech company.
(d) A paper company.

7. In which publication did an article about the shaping of the mind appear, according to Irving?
(a) Washington Post.
(b) Newsweek.
(c) New York Times.
(d) Time.

8. To whom does Irving attribute the quote, "Get over yourself!" (196)?
(a) The Dalai Lama.
(b) Verna Myers.
(c) Kathy.
(d) Emily.

9. Which object was involved in Irving's realizations about her own appearance?
(a) A top.
(b) A swing.
(c) A pencil.
(d) A mirror.

10. The fruit from which kind of tree is used in a traditional practice described by Irving?
(a) Cherry.
(b) Calabash.
(c) Fig.
(d) Persimmon.

11. The subtitle of Chapter 34: Becoming Multicultural notes, "Learning to navigate" what kind of world "by using multiple approaches" (204)?
(a) Hateful.
(b) Complex.
(c) Collaborative.
(d) Beautiful.

12. In Chapter 36: The Dominant White Culture, Irving shares a practice she learned about while visiting which island?
(a) St. John.
(b) Kauai.
(c) Cypress.
(d) Orcas.

13. In Chapter 29: Intent and Impact, Irving compares a swimming pool to which other body of water?
(a) A lake.
(b) An ocean.
(c) A pond.
(d) A river.

14. Irving states, "I never felt white; I just felt like" (209) what?
(a) An entity.
(b) A woman.
(c) Debby.
(d) A human.

15. Irving reports that she finally came to undersand the adage, "You can only change" (208) what?
(a) Problems.
(b) Yourself.
(c) The world.
(d) Clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. The subtitle of Chapter 33: Perception and Fear states, "The firt tiime I saw myself as white and" (199) what?

2. What kind of committee did Irving and another preschool parent form 6 years after Irving enrolled her first child there?

3. For what type of broadcasting station did Irving begin working after college?

4. The subtitle of Chapter 25: Belonging states, "How my sense of belonging also allowed me to feel" (155) what?

5. What term describes a form of help that disempowers the aided person or group?

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