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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. According to Zlata, what good came from Anne Frank's tragedy?
(a) Anne is known all around the world.
(b) Anne never knew what happens to her family.
(c) Anne's strength remains to lead and inspire.
(d) Anne is responsible for helping to end the war.

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

3. In Diary One, how long does the student give Gruwell before she quits?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Three days.
(c) One day.
(d) A month.

4. Why does Gruwell throw out her carefully planned lessons in the fall of 1994?
(a) The students are not smart enough to handle the work.
(b) The lessons are geared toward white middle class students.
(c) None of the students know what the Holocaust is.
(d) The lessons are not appropriate for the class.

5. What are the students inspired to do after reading the diaries?
(a) Talk to their parents about improving their lives.
(b) Quit school.
(c) Write their own diaries.
(d) Write a screenplay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zlata hope the Freedom Writers Diary will do?

2. When did Zlata begin writing her diary?

3. What types of students attend Wilson High?

4. How do many of the Wilson High Students get to school each day?

5. Why can most of the class relate to the main character in the book Durango Street?

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