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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the preface, what was Mrs. Paley doing?
(a) Cooking a meal.
(b) Sharing a story.
(c) Taking a nap.
(d) Having lunch.

2. Who did Mrs. Paley want to teach?
(a) European children.
(b) Black children.
(c) White children.
(d) Her own children.

3. What did Mrs. Paley struggle with at the beginning of "White Teacher"?
(a) How to teach blacks.
(b) How to deal with issues of race without creating a bigger problem.
(c) How to mix blacks with whites in the classroom.
(d) Discipline.

4. What does "White Teacher" approach in its content?
(a) To find the apporpriate approach in dealing with white and black students.
(b) How to discipline.
(c) Equality.
(d) The Civil Rights.

5. Who did Mrs. Paley call in Chapter 1?
(a) Alma's father.
(b) No one.
(c) Her mom.
(d) Alma's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many more black children were placed in Mrs. Paley's class in Chapter 2?

2. What did Mrs. Paley notice about black children playing with other black children in the first few chapters?

3. How did Mrs. Paley feel about her place in society by the end of Chapter 2?

4. What was wrong with Fred?

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

(see the answer key)

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