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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 one student suggest about all black people in Chapter 2?
(a) That all blacks were poor.
(b) That all blacks had grease in their hair.
(c) That all blacks ate fried food.
(d) That all blacks her fat.

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

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

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

5. How did Mrs. Paley feel about the young boy's actions in her class in Chapter 4?
(a) Smarter.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Attacked.
(d) Belittled.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where dis Mrs. Paley eventually place the disruptive boy in Chapter 4?

3. Who was Mrs. Paley with in the preface?

4. In Chapter 5, who did Mrs. Paley begin to offer compliments to?

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

(see the answer key)

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