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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 did Mrs. Paley often struggle with when she was teaching?
(a) How to teach spelling.
(b) How to discipline.
(c) How to deal with racial differences.
(d) How to maintain control of the classroom.

2. Where did Mrs. Paley think in Chapter 1 she would like to teach?
(a) Private schools.
(b) The ghetto.
(c) Europe.
(d) Integrated schools.

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

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

5. What happened at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) A trust grew between Mrs. Paley and Alma.
(b) The school day started.
(c) With recess.
(d) The school day ended.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does ignoring racial differences do in the classroom according to Mrs. Paley?

4. What was interesting about the other teacher's assumptions about Fred's problems?

5. Where did Mrs. Paley teach?

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