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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. Why does one student call the story "The Last Spin" a trip?
(a) It is a very funny story.
(b) It is a very unbelievable story.
(c) The student has never heard of the Montagues and Capulets before.
(d) This student has never before read anything in school that related to everyday life.

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

3. In Diary Six, how does a student lose many of his friends?
(a) In an undeclared war.
(b) Because the friends don't want to see the student any more.
(c) The friends are put in juvenile dentention.
(d) The friends drop out of school.

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

5. 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 the student is white.
(c) Because there is a mix up in the schedule.
(d) Because the student's test scores are high.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feelings does Zlata have when asked to write the forward?

2. Where is Zlata's homeland?

3. Who is the teacher of the students at Wilson High School?

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

5. Where does Gruwell student teaching?

(see the answer key)

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