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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 happened at the beginning of Chapter 11 for Mrs. Paley?

2. How did Kenny gain confidence?

3. What was Claire a victim of?

4. What did the child in Chapter 11 refuse to do?

5. What was Sylvia's personality?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe what Joyce claimed to be.

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

5. Who does Mrs. Paley feel influences children's opinions most?

6. How did the other girls treat Sylvia when they played games?

7. Describe the announcement made by the little girls at the end of class in Chapter 24.

8. Describe the doll corner in Chapter 17.

9. Discuss what Claire struggled with and why.

10. Discuss what Claire was a victim of.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

Discuss what Claire Mireau suffered from and how that affected when she played with other children.

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