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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What age did Mrs. Paley teach?
(a) Fourth.
(b) First.
(c) Kindergarten.
(d) Second.

2. What does ignoring racial differences do in the classroom according to Mrs. Paley?
(a) Creates more problems.
(b) Solves problems.
(c) Makes everyone equal.
(d) Alleviates problems.

3. Where did Mrs. Paley mostly teach in Chapter 1?
(a) White schools.
(b) Mixed schools.
(c) Poor schools.
(d) Private schools.

4. Where did Mrs. Paley never have trouble chastising her student about using derogatory names?
(a) Chicago.
(b) The south.
(c) The north.
(d) The west.

5. Where were Mrs. Paley's first teaching jobs located?
(a) The West coast.
(b) The East coast.
(c) The south.
(d) The north.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the person Mrs. Paley was with ask her in the preface?

2. How did Mrs. Paley feel about the young boy's actions in her class in Chapter 4?

3. What happened to Mrs. Paley when she moved back to Chicago?

4. What did Mrs. Paley often struggle with when she was teaching?

5. In Chapter 5, who did Mrs. Paley begin to offer compliments to?

(see the answer key)

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