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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28: I Am the Elephant - Chapter 36: The Dominant White Culture.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sort of profession did Kenneth Cushner hold when he thought about culture as an iceberg?
(a) A psychiatrist.
(b) A social worker.
(c) A sociologist.
(d) A physician.

2. What event does Irving use as a means of illustrating the lack of a level playing field in America?
(a) A funeral.
(b) A foot race.
(c) A birthday party.
(d) A picnic.

3. Irving cites the vast difference in how people of color and white people relate to which institution in America?
(a) Government.
(b) Policing.
(c) Education.
(d) Taxation.

4. How many times had Irving seen herself as the Other by the time she had a significant encounter with herself one winter morning?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 0.

5. Irving tells a story about visiting what type of black professional in her early 20s?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) An accountant.
(c) A dentist.
(d) A chiropractor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Irving asserts that letting go of her self-image ultimately made her feel which way?

2. At which institution was Dr. McIntosh teaching when she wrote an influential essay about white privilege?

3. The subtitle of Chapter 33: Perception and Fear states, "The firt tiime I saw myself as white and" (199) what?

4. When Irving was not yet ready to examine her own white privilege, which other quality of her identity did she decide to start with?

5. What punishment did Irving earn for challenging her mother about giving Diane permission to see A Patch of Blue?

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