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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the first few chapters of "White Teacher" introduce?
(a) Theme of equal rights.
(b) Theme of equality.
(c) Theme of Civil Rights.
(d) Theme of racial difference.

3. What was the name of Mrs. Paley's first black student?
(a) Alma Matter.
(b) Alma Fredrickson.
(c) Alma Franks.
(d) Alma Franklin.

4. What did Mrs. Paley limit the disruptive boy to from doing in Chapter 5?
(a) The number of times he could speak.
(b) The number of times he could use foul language.
(c) The number of times he could answer a question.
(d) The number of times he could go to the bathroom.

5. What did Mrs. Paley's actions encourage for her students to do in Chapter 5?
(a) To play nice.
(b) To explore their artistic side.
(c) To see each other as equal.
(d) To discuss racial issues.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Mrs. Paley go to for advice in Chapter 2?

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

3. How did Mrs. Paley feel about her place in society by the end of Chapter 2?

4. Who did Mrs. Paley call in Chapter 1?

5. How did Mrs. Paley respond to the boy's behavior in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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