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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Wealthy people.
(b) People of color.
(c) Poor people.
(d) White people.

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

3. Around how many Indian boarding schools at one time existed in the United States, all inspired by the Carlisle School?
(a) 250.
(b) 150.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 3,000.

4. In what year did Dr. McIntosh write an essay called "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" (86)?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1988.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2000.

5. In what part of the country did Irving grow up, according to Chapter 5: Within the Walls?
(a) Midwest.
(b) Southwest.
(c) Northwest.
(d) New England.

6. The sight of which objects put Irving at ease while she was in the care of a black professional in her early 20s?
(a) Yelp reviews.
(b) Comment cards.
(c) Medals.
(d) Diplomas.

7. Irving remembers a family member telling her that Indians "were lovely people who became" what "when they drank liquor" (15)?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Foolish.
(c) Apathetic.
(d) Amorous.

8. Irving asserts in Chapter 4: Optimism that the American Dream is accessible to whom?
(a) A select few.
(b) All.
(c) Most.
(d) Nearly everyone.

9. What was the last name of Irving's ancestor who established New Salem Academy by applying for a land grant?
(a) O'Neill.
(b) White.
(c) Stevens.
(d) Putnam.

10. Irving states in Chapter 5: Within the Walls, "If I could turn back time and rewrite the script for those years, my parents would be deft at sharing with me the realities of American history, especially" what?
(a) The history of slavery.
(b) Reconstruction.
(c) The civil rights movement.
(d) The Civil War.

11. The activity at the end of Chapter 17: My Good People asks the reader to give reasons why they never believed that they could take which action in relation to racism?
(a) Dissolve.
(b) Perpetuate.
(c) Fight.
(d) Address.

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

13. Irving points out in Chapter 16: Logos and Stereotypes that humans are the only creatures on earth who use which objects to make sense of their world?
(a) Landmarks.
(b) Sounds.
(c) Maps.
(d) Symbols.

14. At which institution was Dr. McIntosh teaching when she wrote an influential essay about white privilege?
(a) Yale.
(b) William and Mary.
(c) Wellesley.
(d) Princeton.

15. Irving states that American culture and government have always rejected the idea of America as what object?
(a) A utopia.
(b) A city on a hill.
(c) A melting pot.
(d) A mosaic.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7: The GI Bill, Irving uses the bill to underscore "the meaning of" (45) what?

2. What is NOT a way in which Irving describes the idea of whiteness remaining constant over time in Chapter 9: White Superiority?

3. Irving asserts that American culture and government have always embraced the idea of America as what object?

4. Irving describes in Chapter 7: The GI BIll the way in which she came to view which object from her childhood in a negative light?

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

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