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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Mrs. Paley when she moved back to Chicago?
(a) She had her first black boss.
(b) She had her first black student.
(c) She had her first all black class.
(d) She had her first mixed class.

2. What does ignoring racial differences do in the classroom according to Mrs. Paley?
(a) Makes everyone equal.
(b) Alleviates problems.
(c) Creates more problems.
(d) Solves problems.

3. What did the people Mrs. Paley asked advice for in Chapter 2 advise her to do?
(a) Focus on the behvaior.
(b) Praise race in the classroom.
(c) Take a vacation.
(d) Ignore race in the classroom.

4. What was interesting about the other teacher's assumptions about Fred's problems?
(a) They were being really kind.
(b) They were being really mean.
(c) They never assumed that about white children with the same problems.
(d) They assumed he was retarded, like every other black student.

5. What age did Mrs. Paley teach?
(a) Fourth.
(b) First.
(c) Second.
(d) Kindergarten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mrs. Paley mostly teach in Chapter 1?

2. What did Mrs. Paley often struggle with when she was teaching?

3. What was the name of Mrs. Paley's first black student?

4. In the preface, what was Mrs. Paley doing?

5. What are people's thoughts based on in relationship to blacks according to the first few chapters of "White Teacher"?

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