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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. The preschool Irving chose for her children required parents to volunteer for one day how often?
2. What term describes a form of help that disempowers the aided person or group?
3. The subtitle of Chapter 24: Everyone is Different; Everyone Belongs refers to "the power of" (148) which element?
4. Irving found that which element creates a state of fear, which then puts people into survival mode?
5. How old was Irving when she demanded to know why her 19-year-old sister Diane was not being allowed to see the film A Patch of Blue?
Short Essay Questions
1. What major mistake does Irving consider herself to have made during her project meant to serve inner city youth?
2. What alternative to the superior/inferior paradigm does Irving suggest in Chapter 35: If Only You'd Be More Like Me?
3. How did the magic step activity change Gerrard's behavior and why?
4. What conclusions did Irving draw after seeing the results of the Magic Step activity?
5. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Irving wants to provide the reader of Waking Up White with practical advice.
6. What events led up to the experience with the mirror Irving describes in Chapter 33: Perception and Fear?
7. Who came to assist Irving after the conflict at the conference by and for people of color and how did they help?
8. What did Irving learn from her experience with the mirror one year into her "waking-up process" (199)?
9. Explain the concept of dysfunctional rescuing.
10. What is the symbolism of the calabash fruit, as discussed in Chapter 33: Perception and Fear?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Irving's message about the relationship between race and class within the book Waking Up White?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay examining how the text portrays the American Dream. Is there one American Dream or are there many different ones, according to Irving? What is the text saying about the American dream in the 21st century?
Essay Topic 3
What messages does Irving send to the audience about the themes of isolation and outreach?
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