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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 37: Boxes and Ladders - Chapter 46: Whole Again.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 45: Normalizing Race Talk, Irving discusses which type of project always done in a particular teacher's classroom?
(a) Art.
(b) Math.
(c) Service.
(d) Science.

2. For what period of time did "the zap factor" (92) shape Irving's behavior?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Months.
(c) Days.
(d) Years.

3. Who asked Irving why her black classmates were "all in the lower reading groups" (150) at school?
(a) Emily.
(b) Hermione.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Christina.

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

5. How long did it take Irving to meet her goal of making friends less like herself?
(a) Years.
(b) Days.
(c) Weeks.
(d) Months.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 18: Color-Blind, Irving states that she decided early in life that racism was what sort of conversation topic?

3. How many distinct groups of white mothers did Irving identity at the playgrounnd?

4. What was the first name of the woman who established New Salem Academy through the acquisition of a land grant?

5. How much management experience did Irving have when she was hired by a broadcasting station after college?

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