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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What event caused 168 innocent men, women and children to die?

3. Why is Tommy's father surprised when Gruwell calls him?

4. Why can't a student go to a movie with her best friend?

5. What are two books mentioned in the forward that the students read in class?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Zlata Filipovic pleased and honored to write a foreword for "The Freedom Writers Diary"?

3. What happens to a Croatian boy named Tony?

4. Why does Renee Firestone's story affect one student?

5. In Diary 46, why does a student's father dislike her best friend?

6. Why does one student feel like Cinderella after a dinner at the Century City Marriott?

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

8. What do the students do when they play the peanut game?

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

10. Why does a student transfer from the Distinguished Scholars program to Gruwell's class?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During the fall semester of the sophomore year, a student struggles with the decision of whether to protect a "homie" and lie in court or to tell the truth. Before the student went to courtroom, what does s/he plan to say? What changes the student's mind? What conversation with his/her mother may be a factor in the student's decision? What circumstances in the student's own life may influence the student's decision? What does the student finally decide to do? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Things change for the Freedom Writers from the time they begin classes with Gruwell their freshman year beyond when they graduate from high school. What are some changes students make? What books, people, or events help students to change? List examples from the book of how specific students change and what specific things help the students to change.

Essay Topic 3

In the foreword to the book, Zlata mentions that good comes out of something bad. Several students, also mention in their diary entries how something bad turns into something positive. Write about what Zlata means that good comes from bad. What examples does Zlata give that shows good comes from bad circumstances? What do students say about difficult circumstances providing positive results? Provide examples from the book when something seems negative, but leads to positive results.

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