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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. Irving discusses an article that revolves around which element's ability to shape the mind?
(a) Race.
(b) Political life.
(c) Language.
(d) Ethnicity.

2. Irving asserts that letting go of her self-image ultimately made her feel which way?
(a) Scared.
(b) Courageous.
(c) Triumphant.
(d) Liberated.

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

4. In what year did Irving take a life-changing course about race at Wheelock?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2015.

5. 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 paper company.
(d) A tech company.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much management experience did Irving have when she was hired by a broadcasting station after college?

2. How old was Irving when her aunt moved to Cambridge?

3. Who asked Irving why her black classmates were "all in the lower reading groups" (150) at school?

4. Five people of color and how many white men approached Irving to explain the difference between intent and effect?

5. Irving states that race has been a problem in America for how many years?

Short Essay Questions

1. What proactive step did Irving take along with another mother at her daughter's preschool?

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

3. How does Irving describe the experience of letting go of her self-image in Chapter 32: Getting Over Myself?

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

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

6. 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?

7. How did the magic step activity change Gerrard's behavior and why?

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

9. Before Irving learned about conflict resolution, how did she deal with uncomfortable feelings?

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

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