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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 much management experience did Irving have when she was hired by a broadcasting station after college?
(a) A moderate amount.
(b) None.
(c) A lot.
(d) A little.

2. Irving found that which element creates a state of fear, which then puts people into survival mode?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Deception.
(d) Powerlessness.

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

4. Irving discusses the process of freeing herself from the restraints of what type of etiquette?
(a) Educational.
(b) Financial.
(c) Table.
(d) WASP.

5. Irving describes noticing that most children of color at her workplace used which method of getting to school?
(a) Parent vehicle.
(b) Train.
(c) By foot.
(d) Bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 20: My Robin Hood Syndrome, Irving discusses her first project with which type of company?

2. In Chapter 22: Why Do I Always End Up With White People?, Irving states that she was first introduced to the city of Cambridge in which year?

3. The preschool Irving chose for her children required parents to volunteer for one day how often?

4. At the time of Irving's writing of Waking Up White, she had lived in a particular city for how many years?

5. Irving's project sought to help which kind of people living in inner-city areas?

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. 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?

3. Who came to assist Irving after the conflict at the conference by and for people of color and how did they help?

4. In what way does Irving indicate in Chapter 28: I Am the Elephant that growth can be painful?

5. How did Irving first come to work within the public school system?

6. What events led up to the experience with the mirror Irving describes in Chapter 33: Perception and Fear?

7. What did Irving learn from her experience with the mirror one year into her "waking-up process" (199)?

8. What requirements were in place at the preschool where Irving enrolled her eldest daughter and how did the requirements shape the school's population?

9. What purpose does Irving have in mind when she shares the family story about A Patch of Blue?

10. What conclusions did Irving draw after seeing the results of the Magic Step activity?

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