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

2. What does one student realize after playing the Peanut Game?
(a) Gruwell has an interesting way of looking at life.
(b) People can't live in harmony because they won't accept each other's skin color or beliefs.
(c) People are different because of their experiences in life.
(d) Grwell makes some very odd comparisons to everyday life.

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

4. What happens to the fathers of the diversity panelist and the student who are sent to internment camps?
(a) They die.
(b) They lose a limb due to infection.
(c) They become abusive and don't care if they hurt their families.
(d) They are horribly disfigured.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zlata have in common with the students?

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

3. How does Gruwell get money for new books, guest speakers, and field trips?

4. In the fall of 1994, why does one student say s/he does not belong in Gruwell's class?

5. What does Gruwell tell the student with a 0.5 GPA?

(see the answer key)

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