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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. In what part of the country did Irving grow up, according to Chapter 5: Within the Walls?
2. In what year did Dr. McIntosh write an essay called "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" (86)?
3. The activity at the end of Chapter 4: Optimism asks the reader to think about "major economic, political, demographic, and pop culture trends" (35) that occurred how many years before their birth, through the age of 20?
4. Irving reveals in Chapter 4: Optimism that she was born in which year?
5. How many siblings does Irving have?
Short Essay Questions
1. What message does Irving send in Chapter 3: Race Versus Class about the distinction between those two elements of society?
2. What is the symbolism of the set of diplomas described in Chapter 16: Logos and Stereotypes?
3. For what reason does Irving use an allusion to the television show I Love Lucy in Chapter 12: Icebergs?
4. Which movement within history does Irving wish her parents had discussed with her?
5. What was the Carlisle School and what effect did it have on the rest of the country?
6. How does Irving explain the difference between a mosaic and a melting pot?
7. What is Irving's purpose for including a lengthy explanation of her mother's overall kindness in Chapter 1: What Wasn't Said?
8. Which characteristic did Irving's father stress above all others and why is this fact ironic?
9. How does Irving explore the origins of the desirability of white skin in Chapter 8: Racial Categories?
10. Discuss the impact of the philosophy of colorblindness as it relates to the fight for social justice.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose an object from Waking Up White, such as an electrical shock or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the messages sent about the theme of appearance versus reality within Waking Up White.
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