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

2. Irving discusses an article that revolves around which element's ability to shape the mind?

3. According to Irving, Emily's second-grade performance was based on which war?

4. How long did it take Irving to meet her goal of making friends less like herself?

5. In Chapter 30: Feelings and the Culture of Niceness, Irving states that which element in her past caused her to face uncomfortable feelings by trying to escape from them?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Before Irving learned about conflict resolution, how did she deal with uncomfortable feelings?

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. How does Irving go about outlining the privilege inherent in her own life?

8. What is the symbolism of the calabash fruit, as discussed in Chapter 33: Perception and Fear?

9. Who came to assist Irving after the conflict at the conference by and for people of color and how did they help?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that discusses the symbolism of the cover art chosen for Waking Up White.

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 purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of Waking Up White.

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