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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Mrs. Paley have a conversation with at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) A black parent.
(b) Her mom.
(c) A white parent.
(d) Her boss.

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

3. What was interesting about the other teacher's assumptions about Fred's problems?
(a) They were being really kind.
(b) They were being really mean.
(c) They never assumed that about white children with the same problems.
(d) They assumed he was retarded, like every other black student.

4. What did Mrs. Paley urge her student teacher to do?
(a) Teach another age.
(b) Take a job at her school.
(c) Take a job at an all white school.
(d) Go to the Peace Corp.

5. Who did Mrs. Paley first have a conversation with in Chapter 3 about her new job?
(a) Her boss.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her mom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Paley note about her class after she received advice in Chapter 2?

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

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

4. What did Mrs. Paley continue to believe was needed in the classroom?

5. Where did Mrs. Paley think in Chapter 1 she would like to teach?

(see the answer key)

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