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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mrs. Paley notice about black children playing with other black children in the first few chapters?
(a) They thought blacks were inadequate.
(b) Refusal to play with a white child.
(c) They saw white's were better.
(d) They clung to each other.

2. What did Mrs. Paley begin doing in her classroom in Chapter 5?
(a) Discussed racial issues.
(b) Ignoring racial issues.
(c) Mentioning race similarities.
(d) Mentioning race differences.

3. How did Mrs. Paley respond to the boy's behavior in Chapter 4?
(a) Sent him to the office.
(b) Praised it.
(c) Ignored it.
(d) Yelled at him.

4. What was the name of the boy in Mrs. Paley's class in Chapter 4?
(a) Roger.
(b) Steve.
(c) Steven.
(d) Stephen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the person Mrs. Paley was with ask her in the preface?

2. What did Mrs. Paley begin doing in her classroom after being asked a surprising question in the preface?

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. What did Mrs. Paley recall from her own schooling?

(see the answer key)

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