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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 does a student remember after reading about women being molested in Bosnia?
2. What amazes a student about the bathrooms at the Century City Marriott?
3. What does Zlata hope the Freedom Writers Diary will do?
4. In her thank you letter, what does Zlata tell the students not to forget?
5. Why does Gruwell almost take another job the fall of 1995?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is a student excited to meet a Japanese man who was in an internment camp during World War I?
2. Why is one student out of school for a week or two before beginning the sophomore year?
3. As described in Chapter 1, why does a student get a gun to protect him/herself?
4. Who is Miep Gies?
5. Why are some students not allowed to go to Medieval Times?
6. What does Zlata mean when she says we cannot erase evil from the world, but can change the way we deal with it?
7. Why does Zlata highly respect and admire Gruwell?
8. Who is Gerda Seifer?
9. What do the students do when they play the peanut game?
10. What does Zlata think about the situation in Kosovo?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
During the spring semester of 1996, Tommy makes a statement: "They say America is the 'Land of the Free and home of the Brave,' but what's so free about a land where people get killed?" What does Tommy mean by this statement? What examples does he give to demonstrate what he means by this statement? Why does Tommy make this statement? What is he comparing when he makes this statement?
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
When Zlata comes to visit and people ask her her nationality, she tells them "I'm a human being." Why is it strange that adults ask this question? What happens if instead of labeling people, people are treated as individuals? What does the writer of Diary 47 say about this incident? How is the world a better place if we are all treated just as human beings? What happens if there are no labels?
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