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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19: My Good Luck - Chapter 27: Living Into Expectations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Irving conceives of tailwinds as forces working toward the efforts of which group?
(a) Politicians.
(b) White people.
(c) Immigrants.
(d) People of color.

2. What does the letter P stand for in the acronym WASP?
(a) Protestant.
(b) Passive.
(c) Privileged.
(d) Patriotic.

3. Irving uses an analogy in Chapter 8: Racial Categories that uses what physical attribute to stand in for race?
(a) Finger length.
(b) Foot length.
(c) Eye color.
(d) Hair color.

4. In what year did Irving take the course focused upon within Chapter 6: From Confusion to Shock?
(a) 2014.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2002.

5. What trait does Irving name as her husband Bruce's most prominent one?
(a) His altruism.
(b) His skills in mathematics.
(c) His ability to engage people.
(d) His honesty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Irving describes noticing that most children of color at her workplace used which method of getting to school?

2. How many times did Irving visit the inner-city neighborhood where she hoped to help a certain population with her project?

3. In which grade was Irving's student named Jared, whom she discusses in Chapter 27: Living Into Expectations?

4. The activity at the end of Chapter 26: Surviving and Thriving asks the reader to think about a time when they were treated in what manner?

5. Irving tells a story about visiting what type of black professional in her early 20s?

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