White Teacher Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Vivian Paley
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 107 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

White Teacher Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Vivian Paley
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 107 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the smartest girl in the class in Chapter 7?

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

3. Where dis Mrs. Paley eventually place the disruptive boy in Chapter 4?

4. How old was Mrs. Paley's student teacher?

5. Who would often speak in ethnic speech in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mrs. Paley's first black student.

2. What did Arlene and Mary Ann discover in Chapter 7?

3. What did Mrs. Paley question about her pleasure from the formed friendships in Chapter 7?

4. What did Mrs. Paley limit Steven to and what was the result?

5. What did Mrs. Paley's friend suggest about Mrs. Paley's interest in her students?

6. Describe Fred and what his problems were.

7. Explain why Mrs. Paley decided to write "White Teacher."

8. What did Mrs. Paley want to achieve in her classroom from the protests?

9. Discuss what Mrs. Paley began to do in Chapter 5.

10. Describe what Mrs. Paley struggled with that prompted her to write "White Teacher."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain and describe how Mrs. Paley disciplined the disruptive boy in Chapter 5 to rid him from his bad behavior. Detail its success or failure.

Essay Topic 2

Describe how Mrs. Paley finally gained her first black student's trust and what that meant for Mrs. Paley as a teacher.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast why Janet felt she need to teach in an all black school and Mrs. Paley's feeling that she needed to be in an interracial school.

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