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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 feel about her place in society by the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Unhappy with her job.
(b) Unhappy with her lack of action.
(c) Happy that her race was getting recognition in society.
(d) Happy with her place in society.

2. How did Mrs. Paley feel about her new job in Chapter 3?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Excited.
(c) Passionate.
(d) Anxious.

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

4. Where were Mrs. Paley's first teaching jobs located?
(a) The East coast.
(b) The south.
(c) The West coast.
(d) The north.

5. What does "White Teacher" approach in its content?
(a) How to discipline.
(b) The Civil Rights.
(c) Equality.
(d) To find the apporpriate approach in dealing with white and black students.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Mrs. Paley notice about black children playing with other black children in the first few chapters?

5. In Chapter 4, what happened the first time Mrs. Paley tried disciplining the disruptive boy?

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