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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV, Sophomore Year - Spring 1996.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are two books about teens in crisis that are read the fall of 1995?
(a) To Kill a Mockingbird and Catcher in the Rye.
(b) Twelve Angry Men and Durango Street.
(c) The Wave and Night.
(d) Durango Street and Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

2. What do some of the teachers call Gruwell?
(a) A brown noser.
(b) A great teacher.
(c) A troublemaker.
(d) A Prima Donna.

3. What happens to a student when she runs away with her boyfriend?
(a) She is sent to juvenile hall.
(b) She goes to live with a relative far away from the boyfriend.
(c) She is homeschooled for awhile.
(d) Her parents ground her and transfer her to Wilson High.

4. Why does one student call the story "The Last Spin" a trip?
(a) This student has never before read anything in school that related to everyday life.
(b) It is a very funny story.
(c) The student has never heard of the Montagues and Capulets before.
(d) It is a very unbelievable story.

5. What event does Gruwell say puts some teachers at Wilson High over the edge?
(a) When Gruwell's class startes getting good grades.
(b) When Gruwell's class puts on a play.
(c) When Gruwell's class is invited to meet Spielberg.
(d) When Gruwell's class goes to the school board.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Zlata meet the students of Wilson High School?

2. What does Gruwell tell the student with a 0.5 GPA?

3. In what kind of neighborhood is Wilson High School located?

4. Who are the "Dream Team Moms"?

5. According to Zlata, what is important about what happens to people?

(see the answer key)

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