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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VI, Junior Year - Spring 1997.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does a junior student say about her stepfather during the fall semester?
(a) He is a professional alcoholic.
(b) He loves her mother very much.
(c) He works hard.
(d) He is never home.

3. When did Zlata begin writing her diary?
(a) Three days before the war ended.
(b) When the war ended.
(c) Before the war in Bosnia began.
(d) After the war began in Bosnia.

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

5. Who are the "Dream Team Moms"?
(a) Mothers of the football players.
(b) Mothers who adopt the class as their kids.
(c) Mothers of the basketball players.
(d) Mothers who bake cookies for teachers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a student compare O.J. Simpson's trial to?

2. When one of the juniors was twelve, how did her grandmother die?

3. According to Zlata, what good came from Anne Frank's tragedy?

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

5. What does Zlata hope the Freedom Writers Diary will do?

(see the answer key)

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