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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 happens to a student when she runs away with her boyfriend?
(a) Her parents ground her and transfer her to Wilson High.
(b) She goes to live with a relative far away from the boyfriend.
(c) She is homeschooled for awhile.
(d) She is sent to juvenile hall.

2. Why can most of the class relate to the main character in the book Durango Street?
(a) Because either they, a family member, or a friend has been in jail.
(b) Because the character dislikes school also.
(c) Because they are the same race as the main character.
(d) Because the character has a preppy school teacher also.

3. When Renee Firestone, a Holocaust survivor, asked a Gestapo agent if she could see her family again, what did she learn?
(a) Her father was dead, but her mother was in Renee's barracks.
(b) Her parents were dead, but her siblings were in Renee's barracks.
(c) She could be reunited with her family in the crematorium.
(d) Her family was transferred to another camp.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Zlata begin writing her diary?

3. Why does Zlata believe it is so important for the Freedom Writers to overcome their circumstances?

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

5. According to Zlata, what is important about what happens to people?

(see the answer key)

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