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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Building Bridges.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who documented her classroom experiences through an impressive series of books?
(a) Hannah Arendt.
(b) Kevin Sweeney.
(c) Vivian Gussin Paley.
(d) Maxine Greene.

2. What is an important window into a child and an essential part of any bridge's blueprint suggested by Ayers?
(a) Family.
(b) Values.
(c) Culture.
(d) Customs.

3. In Chapter 1, "Beginning: The Challenge of Teaching," how did one learn how to work well with youngsters?
(a) Watching others interact with children.
(b) Practice.
(c) Reading books about youngsters.
(d) Watching videos of children interacting.

4. What does Ayers identify as a time of invention, discovery, and surprise?
(a) School.
(b) Daycare.
(c) Adulthood.
(d) Childhood.

5. In Alex Haley's writing, whose coming of age ceremony did he record?
(a) Kunta Kinte.
(b) Jose.
(c) Malik.
(d) Crazy Horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of school does Ayers say points toward students at the center of the education enterprise?

2. How old was Chesa when Ayers began caring for him?

3. What was the center of the approach used at Prospect School?

4. In what publication did Bernardina and Zayd read coverage of the Central Park rape?

5. What was the average annual cost to house an inmate in 1999?

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