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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Freshman Year - Fall 1994.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the fall of 1994, why does one student say s/he does not belong in Gruwell's class?
(a) Because the student is Latino.
(b) Because there is a mix up in the schedule.
(c) Because the student's test scores are high.
(d) Because the student is white.

2. What feelings does Zlata have when asked to write the forward?
(a) Honored, but not interested.
(b) Honored, proud, and amazed.
(c) Displeased.
(d) Frustrated and nervous.

3. Who goes with Zlata to meet the students?
(a) Zlata's teacher.
(b) No one, Zlata goes alone.
(c) Zlata's parents and her best friend, Mirna.
(d) Zlata grandparents.

4. Where is Zlata's homeland?
(a) Bosnia.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Ireland.

5. Since war also came to Kosovo, what did almost all young Yugoslavians know?
(a) How to write diaries.
(b) How to protect themselves.
(c) What a bomb sounded like and what it was like to have no home.
(d) How to get out of the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does one student call the story "The Last Spin" a trip?

2. What is another word for 'odd' according to one of the students?

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

4. Why did Zlata start writing a diary?

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

(see the answer key)

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