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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter II, Freshman Year - Spring 1995.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Zlata meet the students of Wilson High School?
(a) December, 1997.
(b) March, 1996.
(c) September, 1998.
(d) March, 2006.

2. Why can most of the class relate to the main character in the book Durango Street?
(a) Because the character dislikes school also.
(b) Because either they, a family member, or a friend has been in jail.
(c) Because they are the same race as the main character.
(d) Because the character has a preppy school teacher also.

3. What happens to the fathers of the diversity panelist and the student who are sent to internment camps?
(a) They die.
(b) They are horribly disfigured.
(c) They lose a limb due to infection.
(d) They become abusive and don't care if they hurt their families.

4. What good came out of Zlata's bad situation?
(a) She is now able to travel.
(b) She was able to become a famous writer.
(c) She was given some influence in the world.
(d) She was able to finish school.

5. What is the perfect Cinderella story for one student?
(a) To have a boyfriend like John Tu.
(b) To be prom queen.
(c) To have a date for the prom.
(d) To have her father be a dad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one student realize after playing the Peanut Game?

2. Why is Gruwell not allowed to teach Sharaud and his classmates the following year?

3. What amazes a student about the bathrooms at the Century City Marriott?

4. How does Gruwell get money for new books, guest speakers, and field trips?

5. What does one student realize after meeting the diversity panelists?

(see the answer key)

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