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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. What did Mrs. Paley observe in her class in Chapter 17?

2. What did the child in Chapter 12 paint in?

3. What was Claire a victim of?

4. Who was Rena obsessed with?

5. Whose conversation did Mrs. Paley overhear in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what the boy's t shirt caused in Chapter 14.

2. How did the class react to Sylvia's absence?

3. What did the class do together in Chapter 22?

4. What was another result of the t shirt situation?

5. Describe Ayana.

6. What was Rena obsessed with?

7. Describe the father of the student who had nightmares and what he believed was the cause.

8. Describe Sylvia.

9. Describe Claire Mireau.

10. What did Mrs. Paley arrange for Claire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the boy's offensive t-shirt and how it showed that the children were introducing the derogatory terms. How did the children introducing the terms make it difficult for Mrs. Paley?

Essay Topic 2

Explain how Claire finally assimilated into the behaviors and nuances of the classroom.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Rena's obsession with black people and how she resolved her obsession.

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