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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did Mrs. Paley have a conversation with at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Her boss.
(b) A white parent.
(c) A black parent.
(d) Her mom.

3. What did Mrs. Paley believe helped the disruptive young boy?
(a) Love.
(b) Discipline techniques.
(c) Being scolded.
(d) Attention.

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

5. Where did Mrs. Paley never have trouble chastising her student about using derogatory names?
(a) Chicago.
(b) The west.
(c) The south.
(d) The north.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Mrs. Paley first have a conversation with in Chapter 3 about her new job?

2. What did Mrs. Paley's action of ignoring racial differences do according to the conversation with the second person in Chapter 3?

3. What do the first few chapters of "White Teacher" introduce?

4. Where did Mrs. Paley accept a job in Chapter 3?

5. What did the people Mrs. Paley asked advice for in Chapter 2 advise her to do?

(see the answer key)

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