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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. What does Gruwell tell the student with a 0.5 GPA?
(a) That the student will never graduate.
(b) That she can tutor the student over the summer.
(c) That the student has to repeat the class next year.
(d) She believes in her.

2. Why are the diaries written anonymously?
(a) To protect the students and show the universality of their experiences.
(b) The principal insisted that the students remain anonymous.
(c) The students are embarassed of their writing.
(d) The school board says the students have to remain anonymous.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Renee Firestone, a Holocaust survivor, asked a Gestapo agent if she could see her family again, what did she learn?

2. Why is Gruwell frustrated at the beginning of Spring, 1995 semester?

3. When does Zlata meet the students of Wilson High School?

4. After reading Romeo and Juliet, why does a student realize she is not as in love with her boyfriend as she thinks she is?

5. How difficult is it for a student at Wilson to buy a gun?

(see the answer key)

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