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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ethnicity were the parents of the child mentioned in Chapter 11?
(a) West Indian.
(b) Caucasion.
(c) Korean.
(d) African American.

2. What did Mrs. Paley urge the school district to do in Chapter 3?
(a) To bus black children into their schools.
(b) To offer learning alternatives.
(c) To segregate the schools.
(d) To desegregate the schools.

3. What was Mrs. Paley's plan to try after the incident in Chapter 4 with the young boy?
(a) Ignoring the bad behavior.
(b) Praising the good behavior and ignoring the poor behavior.
(c) Ignoring the good behavior.
(d) Praising the poor behavior.

4. Where did Mrs. Paley accept a job in Chapter 3?
(a) A public segregated school.
(b) A private integrated school.
(c) A private segregated school.
(d) A public integrated school.

5. What did the class act out together?
(a) A Tale of Two Cities.
(b) The Three Billy Goats Gruff.
(c) Cat in the Hat.
(d) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Paley participate in in Chapter 3?

2. What did the young boy in Mrs. Paley's class do to be scolded in Chapter 4?

3. What did Mrs. Paley believe helped the disruptive young boy?

4. Where did Mrs. Paley never have trouble chastising her student about using derogatory names?

5. What did Mrs. Paley's actions encourage for her students to do in Chapter 5?

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