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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV, Sophomore Year - Spring 1996.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Gruwell not allowed to teach Sharaud and his classmates the following year?
(a) She doesn't have enough seniority.
(b) She is going to a different high school.
(c) She does not do a very good job of teaching.
(d) She asks to be transferred to a different class.

2. What is so special about the buses students rode in with Zlata and Mirna?
(a) The buses are air conditioned, have televisions, seat lights, and bathrooms.
(b) They are driven by bus drivers in tuxedoes.
(c) There are no broken windows or torn seats.
(d) Each student has their own seat.

3. Why does Gruwell almost take another job the fall of 1995?
(a) The students' behavior last year.
(b) The apathy of her students.
(c) The attitudes of the other teachers.
(d) The attitudes of the principal and school board.

4. What does one student compare in his/her life to the Peanut Game?
(a) Not being handsome.
(b) Being overweight.
(c) Having a disfiguring scar.
(d) Not being pretty.

5. The beginning of the sophomore year, what does a transfer student wish Gruwell is like?
(a) Boring like the other teachers.
(b) More concerned about her students.
(c) More interesting, like the other teachers.
(d) Less concerned about grades.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is one student not able to play sports, climb gym ropes, swing, or do a pull-up?

2. What does one student realize after playing the Peanut Game?

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

4. What does one student say when she compares her father to John Tu?

5. What is another word for 'odd' according to one of the students?

(see the answer key)

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