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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mrs. Paley participate in in Chapter 3?
(a) Civil rights protests.
(b) Advocating interracial schooling.
(c) A walk-a-thon.
(d) A cake walk.

2. How did Mrs. Paley respond to the boy's behavior in Chapter 4?
(a) Yelled at him.
(b) Praised it.
(c) Sent him to the office.
(d) Ignored it.

3. How deep are the differences of the races in the later chapters of "White Teacher"?
(a) Very.
(b) To the core deep.
(c) Surface deep.
(d) Skin deep.

4. How did the child play the game with the visitor?
(a) Confidently.
(b) Like an expert.
(c) Shyly.
(d) Boldly.

5. What was Claire a victim of?
(a) Racism.
(b) Her mother's prejudices.
(c) Neglect.
(d) Her father's prejudices.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the young boy in Mrs. Paley's class do to be scolded in Chapter 4?

2. What did Mrs. Paley's actions encourage for her students to do in Chapter 5?

3. What ethnicity were the parents of the child mentioned in Chapter 11?

4. What did Mrs. Paley desire in her new job?

5. When did Mrs. Paley first see Kenny?

(see the answer key)

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