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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Mrs. Paley mostly teach in Chapter 1?
(a) Private schools.
(b) White schools.
(c) Poor schools.
(d) Mixed schools.

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

3. Where did Mrs. Paley teach?
(a) Germany.
(b) Chicago.
(c) A mixed race school.
(d) Italy.

4. What was wrong with Fred?
(a) He was mentality disabled.
(b) He was mean and ugly.
(c) He was beaten at home.
(d) He had infantile speech.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Mrs. Paley go to for advice in Chapter 2?

2. What did Mrs. Paley struggle with at the beginning of "White Teacher"?

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

4. What did one student suggest about all black people in Chapter 2?

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

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