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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. How many years into her "waking-up process" (199) did Irving have the experience of seeing her appearance differently?
2. The subtitle of Chapter 33: Perception and Fear states, "The firt tiime I saw myself as white and" (199) what?
3. What punishment did Irving earn for challenging her mother about giving Diane permission to see A Patch of Blue?
4. Irving asserts that letting go of her self-image ultimately made her feel which way?
5. In which year did Irving choose a preschool for her eldest daughter?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does Irving link the themes of oppression and brutality within Chapter 34: Becomiing Multicultural?
2. How does Irving describe the experience of letting go of her self-image in Chapter 32: Getting Over Myself?
3. What conclusions did Irving draw after seeing the results of the Magic Step activity?
4. How did the magic step activity change Gerrard's behavior and why?
5. 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?
6. What major mistake does Irving consider herself to have made during her project meant to serve inner city youth?
7. What proactive step did Irving take along with another mother at her daughter's preschool?
8. Explain the concept of dysfunctional rescuing.
9. What major goal discussed in Chapter 22: did it take Irving years to accomplish?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the themes of self-deception and secrecy function within Waking Up White and what is Irving’s message regarding these themes?
Essay Topic 2
What messages does Irving send to the audience about the themes of isolation and outreach?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Irving’s messages concerning the nature of optimism. Does the text indicate that it is dangerous or crucial? Choose one adjective and prove its validity using concrete details from the text.
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