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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. Much of Irving's learning about racial divides in education came from working in what type of position?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Psychologist.

2. The sight of which objects put Irving at ease while she was in the care of a black professional in her early 20s?
(a) Yelp reviews.
(b) Medals.
(c) Diplomas.
(d) Comment cards.

3. In what part of the country did Irving grow up, according to Chapter 5: Within the Walls?
(a) Midwest.
(b) New England.
(c) Southwest.
(d) Northwest.

4. Irving remarks on the recent push to use the term "enslaved African" (107) in lieu of which term?
(a) African immigrant.
(b) Slave.
(c) Immigrant.
(d) Indentured servant.

5. The activity at the end of Chapter 4: Optimism asks the reader to think about "major economic, political, demographic, and pop culture trends" (35) that occurred how many years before their birth, through the age of 20?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first name of Dr. McIntosh, who wrote a famous essay about white privilege?

2. What sort of literary device does Irving use to stress the verbs "avoid" and "perpetuate" in relation to the "zap factor" (92)?

3. Irving describes her childhood neighborhood as being "almost exclusively" (24) what?

4. In the story Irving uses to open Chapter 1: What Wasn't Said, how old was she at the time?

5. Irving states in Chapter 5: Within the Walls, "If I could turn back time and rewrite the script for those years, my parents would be deft at sharing with me the realities of American history, especially" what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Compare and contrast the answer Irving's mother gave her in Chapter 1: What Wasn't Said with the answer Irving believes should have been delivered.

5. For what purpose does Irving include an allusion to Norman Rockwell in Chapter 2: Family Values?

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

7. In what area of the United States and in what kind of dwelling did Irving grow up?

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

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

10. What is Irving's purpose for including a lengthy explanation of her mother's overall kindness in Chapter 1: What Wasn't Said?

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