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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. How do many of the Wilson High Students get to school each day?
(a) Their parents drive them.
(b) They ride bikes.
(c) They take 2-3 buses.
(d) They walk.

2. What is Sharaud's goal when he arrives in Gruwell's class?
(a) Do well in his studies.
(b) Drop out of school.
(c) Play basketball.
(d) Make his preppy student teacher cry.

3. What does Zlata hope the Freedom Writers Diary will do?
(a) Help the families of the Freedom Writers.
(b) Inspire people to write to fight prejudice and to deal with events in a positive way.
(c) Help the Freedom Writers become successful writers.
(d) Make money so the Freedom Writers can pay for college.

4. Why is the student in Diary Three at Wilson?
(a) The student's parents arrange a transfer.
(b) Wilson is the closest school to the student's home.
(c) The student is expelled from their old school.
(d) It is either Wilson or boot camp.

5. According to Zlata, what is important about what happens to people?
(a) How people deal with what happens in their lives.
(b) Whether family members are there to help.
(c) Whether people endure emotional crises because of what happened.
(d) Whether people are physically hurt or not.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event caused 168 innocent men, women and children to die?

2. What happens to the fathers of the diversity panelist and the student who are sent to internment camps?

3. What is the perfect Cinderella story for one student?

4. What types of students attend Wilson High?

5. What are the students inspired to do after reading the diaries?

(see the answer key)

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