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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. In which grade was Irving's student named Jared, whom she discusses in Chapter 27: Living Into Expectations?
(a) 4th.
(b) 2nd.
(c) 6th.
(d) 9th.

2. 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.

3. How long did it take Irving to meet her goal of making friends less like herself?
(a) Days.
(b) Weeks.
(c) Months.
(d) Years.

4. What type of event did Irving attend that purported to be "by and for people of color" (141)?
(a) A wedding.
(b) A dance.
(c) A conference.
(d) A retreat.

5. For what type of broadcasting station did Irving begin working after college?
(a) Public television.
(b) Radio.
(c) Cable television.
(d) Blog.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 26: Surviving and Thriving, Irving describes Jane Elliott's experiments based around which element as a marker of status?

2. Irving discusses attending a workshop focused on what type of differences?

3. The subtitle of Chapter 25: Belonging states, "How my sense of belonging also allowed me to feel" (155) what?

4. The activity at the end of Chapter 26: Surviving and Thriving asks the reader to think about a time when they were treated in what manner?

5. What kind of stores found themselves unable to keep up with demand in the wake of Barack Obama's election to the presidency?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. For how many years had Irving been associated with the preschool when she took a proactive step to address inequity? Why is this fact significant?

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

5. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Irving wants to provide the reader of Waking Up White with practical advice.

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

7. Explain the concept of dysfunctional rescuing.

8. In what way does Irving link the themes of oppression and brutality within Chapter 34: Becomiing Multicultural?

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

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

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