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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Irving was not yet ready to examine her own white privilege, which other quality of her identity did she decide to start with?
2. Irving points out in Chapter 16: Logos and Stereotypes that humans are the only creatures on earth who use which objects to make sense of their world?
3. What sort of profession did Kenneth Cushner hold when he thought about culture as an iceberg?
4. By what decade had "pale skin become a beauty ideal for white people, making its way into European art and literature" (57)?
5. What was the first name of the woman who established New Salem Academy through the acquisition of a land grant?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss an instance when Irving uses statistics to back up one of her points regarding racism.
2. What solution does Irving offer for creating a more complete picture of American history?
3. Describe one theme present within the epigraph presented at the beginning of Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race.
4. What is the significance of Jean Elliott's experimentation in 1968?
5. What major myth propagated within the population of Baby Boomers does Irving discuss in Chapter 4: Optimism?
6. Which characteristic did Irving's father stress above all others and why is this fact ironic?
7. For what reason does Irving use an allusion to the television show I Love Lucy in Chapter 12: Icebergs?
8. What is the symbolism of the set of diplomas described in Chapter 16: Logos and Stereotypes?
9. Irving asserts that when which three elements are added together, they equal systemic racism?
10. What was the Carlisle School and what effect did it have on the rest of the country?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Waking Up White and analyze Irving’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 2
How does Irving employ the use or rejection of fallacy within Waking Up White and how does the inclusion of fallacy help Irving to prove particular points made within the text?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Irving’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of Waking Up White.
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