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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Between 1820 and 1920, how many million people with light skin immigrated from non-Anglo countries to the United States?
(a) 2.4.
(b) 8.3.
(c) 22.4.
(d) 17.3.

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

3. Irving describes headwinds as working against the efforts of which group?
(a) Democrats.
(b) Immigrants.
(c) White people.
(d) People of color.

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

5. In the story Irving uses to open Chapter 1: What Wasn't Said, how old was she at the time?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first name of the woman who established New Salem Academy through the acquisition of a land grant?

2. Irving asserts in Chapter 4: Optimism that the American Dream is accessible to whom?

3. 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?

4. Irving asserts that American culture and government have always embraced the idea of America as what object?

5. Irving conceives of tailwinds as forces working toward the efforts of which group?

Short Essay Questions

1. What singular conclusion does Irving draw about culture in Chapter 3: Race Versus Class?

2. In what way does Irving use repetition to underscore the importance of her message in Chapter 14: Zap!?

3. Irving asserts that when which three elements are added together, they equal systemic racism?

4. How does Irving explore the origins of the desirability of white skin in Chapter 8: Racial Categories?

5. How does Irving explain the difference between a mosaic and a melting pot?

6. What is the symbolism of the set of diplomas described in Chapter 16: Logos and Stereotypes?

7. What message does Irving send in Chapter 3: Race Versus Class about the distinction between those two elements of society?

8. How does Irving describe the connotations associated with the quality of whiteness in Chapter 9: White Superiority?

9. What solution does Irving offer for creating a more complete picture of American history?

10. Which characteristic did Irving's father stress above all others and why is this fact ironic?

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