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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: What Wasn't Said - Chapter 9: White Superiority.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2: Family Values, Irving compares her childhood to paintings created by which famous artist?
(a) Rembrandt.
(b) Norman Rockwell.
(c) Andy Warhol.
(d) Pablo Picasso.

2. Irving reveals in Chapter 4: Optimism that she was born in which year?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1970.

3. What is the topic of the activity presented at the end of Chapter 1: What Wasn't Said?
(a) Microaggressions.
(b) Stereotypes.
(c) Privilege.
(d) Denial.

4. What is NOT a way in which Irving describes the idea of whiteness remaining constant over time in Chapter 9: White Superiority?
(a) Superior.
(b) Fluid.
(c) Distinct.
(d) Immutable.

5. What was the name of the film from which Irving learned about the GI Bill?
(a) Race: The Power of a Community.
(b) Race: The Power of a Dream.
(c) Race: The Power of a Culture.
(d) Race: The Power of an Illusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Irving writes in Chapter 7: The GI Bill, "The GI Bill is one of the best examples of affirmative action for" (48) whom?

2. 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?

3. Chapter 5: Within the Walls asks readers to reconsider the definition of which term?

4. Which member of Irving's family is featured most prominently within the events of the memoir's first chapter?

5. The activity at the end of Chapter 9: White Superiority asks readers to explain how they feel about which term?

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