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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Mrs. Paley struggle with at the beginning of "White Teacher"?
(a) How to teach blacks.
(b) Discipline.
(c) How to deal with issues of race without creating a bigger problem.
(d) How to mix blacks with whites in the classroom.

4. What did Mrs. Paley note about her class after she received advice in Chapter 2?
(a) Comments and behaviors regarding color.
(b) The behavior of black boys.
(c) The behavior of whites.
(d) Behavior in blacks and whites.

5. How many more black children were placed in Mrs. Paley's class in Chapter 2?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 0.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where were Mrs. Paley's first teaching jobs located?

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

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

5. What happened at the end of Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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