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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the people Mrs. Paley asked advice for in Chapter 2 advise her to do?
(a) Ignore race in the classroom.
(b) Focus on the behvaior.
(c) Take a vacation.
(d) Praise race in the classroom.

2. How old was Mrs. Paley's student teacher?
(a) 21.
(b) 40.
(c) 28.
(d) 45.

3. What did Mrs. Paley recall from her own schooling?
(a) Being the only girl.
(b) Being the only Jewish girl.
(c) Being ugly.
(d) Being excluded.

4. 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.

5. What did Mrs. Paley's actions encourage for her students to do in Chapter 5?
(a) To see each other as equal.
(b) To discuss racial issues.
(c) To play nice.
(d) To explore their artistic side.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "White Teacher" approach in its content?

2. Where did Mrs. Paley's student teacher insist she was needed at?

3. What happened at the end of Chapter 1?

4. What did the exploration of ethnicity do for Mrs. Paley's students?

5. What did Mrs. Paley urge her student teacher to do?

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