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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. In which level of Irving's education did she learn about "white ethnics" (61)?
(a) Undergraduate.
(b) Graduate.
(c) Junior high.
(d) High school.

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?
(a) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

3. What kind of committee did Irving and another preschool parent form 6 years after Irving enrolled her first child there?
(a) Safety.
(b) Professional Development.
(c) Discipline.
(d) Diversity.

4. How old was Irving when she demanded to know why her 19-year-old sister Diane was not being allowed to see the film A Patch of Blue?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

5. Irving recounts in Chapter 28: I Am the Elephant a conversation she had with her friend Kathy, who hails from which country?
(a) Trinidad.
(b) Bosnia.
(c) Brazil.
(d) El Salvador.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which publication did an article about the shaping of the mind appear, according to Irving?

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

3. What was the last name of Irving's ancestor who established New Salem Academy by applying for a land grant?

4. Irving advocates for which narrative to become one among many telling the story of America's history?

5. What kind of test is the Myers-Briggs test, as revealed in Chapter 35: If Only You'd Be More Like Me?

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