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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. What were Rosa Parks and the other blacks called who rode buses to fight racism?
(a) Riders for Black Rights.
(b) Freedom Fighters.
(c) Freedom Riders.
(d) Blacks for Freedom.

2. Why does a student get kicked off the basketball team this senior year?
(a) Her attitude.
(b) Skipping practices.
(c) Arrested for doing drugs.
(d) Drinking on school property.

3. Who helps Gruwell get permission to teach the seniors?
(a) Dr. Cohn and Karin Polacheck.
(b) John Tu.
(c) Teachers at the high school.
(d) The teachers' union.

4. How is money raised to get the students to college?
(a) Concerts.
(b) Sell the rights to their diaries.
(c) Basketball tournaments.
(d) A nonprofit organization is created.

5. Why doesn't Gruwell cheer when students get excited about making another trip after touring the Lincoln Memorial?
(a) Their funds are getting low and they do not have as many sponsors any more.
(b) She has to deal with practical matters of the trip.
(c) She is not sure that she wants to take another trip so soon.
(d) She is too tired.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Freedom Writers want the readers of their book to do?

2. How does a mother of a student die of shortly before her Christmas Eve birthday?

3. In the book, "Animal Farm", what is a Boxer?

4. Why does a student have to be head of the household and worry about rent and car payments Senior year?

5. What happens to Teres's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is a student acting as receptionist in the classroom by Chapter VII?

2. Why is it so unusual that the Freedom Writers win the Spirit of Anne Frank Award?

3. Why is it difficult for Gruwell to get permission to teach the students their senior year?

4. Since Europe is over a year away, what takes precedence in Gruwell's plans after graduation?

5. Why does a student mention that her/his mother said that "Silence gets you nowhere in life"?

6. Why are little kids bad in the projects?

7. Why does a student have trouble editing a story about an abortion?

8. Why does the Guess? Company wish to help the students get to New York City to accept an award?

9. What does the prom queen write about her life?

10. Who is Peter Maass?

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