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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Tommy's father surprised when Gruwell calls him?
(a) A teacher never calls him before.
(b) Teachers doesn't usually call to say Tommy is doing well.
(c) Most teachers do not bother to keep parents informed.
(d) He thinks Tommy is doing well in school.

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

3. What does Zlata have in common with the students?
(a) They are teenagers.
(b) They all have seen war.
(c) They have all lost parents.
(d) They like the same rock bands.

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

5. When does Zlata meet the students of Wilson High School?
(a) December, 1997.
(b) March, 2006.
(c) September, 1998.
(d) March, 1996.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are some students not allowed to go to the Medieval Times Restaurant?

2. Where does Gruwell student teaching?

3. What types of students attend Wilson High?

4. What is a four-letter word not in the students' vocabulary, according to Gruwell their sophomore year?

5. Why does one student have to be out of school for a week or two and miss the beginning of the sophomore year?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is tagging?

2. In Diary Two, why does a student wonder why he is in Gruwell's English class?

3. Describe a tour through the Museum of Tolerance.

4. Describe what happens when a student is in a liquor store buying candy?

5. Why are some students not allowed to go to Medieval Times?

6. What happens to a Croatian boy named Tony?

7. Why is Gruwell frustrated at the beginning of the semester in the spring of 1995?

8. Why is one student out of school for a week or two before beginning the sophomore year?

9. What does Zlata think about the situation in Kosovo?

10. Why did Zlata begin writing a diary and how did her diary evolve?

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