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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. How long did it take Irving to meet her goal of making friends less like herself?
(a) Years.
(b) Days.
(c) Months.
(d) Weeks.
2. Irving states that race has been a problem in America for how many years?
(a) 300.
(b) 100.
(c) 200.
(d) 400.
3. What punishment did Irving earn for challenging her mother about giving Diane permission to see A Patch of Blue?
(a) She was kept home from a party.
(b) She was given extra chores.
(c) She was sent to her room.
(d) She was spanked.
4. What trait does Irving name as her husband Bruce's most prominent one?
(a) His altruism.
(b) His skills in mathematics.
(c) His honesty.
(d) His ability to engage people.
5. What type of event did Irving attend that purported to be "by and for people of color" (141)?
(a) A conference.
(b) A wedding.
(c) A retreat.
(d) A dance.
Short Answer Questions
1. At the time of Irving's writing of Waking Up White, she had lived in a particular city for how many years?
2. For what type of broadcasting station did Irving begin working after college?
3. In Chapter 36: The Dominant White Culture, Irving shares a practice she learned about while visiting which island?
4. Which object was involved in Irving's realizations about her own appearance?
5. The subtitle of Chapter 33: Perception and Fear states, "The firt tiime I saw myself as white and" (199) what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Irving mean in Chapter 36: The Dominant White Culture when she writes, "I never felt white; I just felt like Debby" (212)?
2. Who came to assist Irving after the conflict at the conference by and for people of color and how did they help?
3. What conclusions did Irving draw after seeing the results of the Magic Step activity?
4. What requirements were in place at the preschool where Irving enrolled her eldest daughter and how did the requirements shape the school's population?
5. Explain the concept of dysfunctional rescuing.
6. What is the symbolism of the calabash fruit, as discussed in Chapter 33: Perception and Fear?
7. What alternative to the superior/inferior paradigm does Irving suggest in Chapter 35: If Only You'd Be More Like Me?
8. Before Irving learned about conflict resolution, how did she deal with uncomfortable feelings?
9. How does Irving describe the experience of letting go of her self-image in Chapter 32: Getting Over Myself?
10. How did Irving first become familiar with the city of Cambridge and for how many years had she lived there at the time of her writing?
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