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

2. In the preface, what was Mrs. Paley doing?
(a) Taking a nap.
(b) Having lunch.
(c) Sharing a story.
(d) Cooking a meal.

3. What did Mrs. Paley notice about black children playing with other black children in the first few chapters?
(a) Refusal to play with a white child.
(b) They saw white's were better.
(c) They clung to each other.
(d) They thought blacks were inadequate.

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

5. What are people's thoughts based on in relationship to blacks according to the first few chapters of "White Teacher"?
(a) A documentary.
(b) Love.
(c) Facts.
(d) Stereotypes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Paley note about her class after she received advice in Chapter 2?

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

3. How many more black children were placed in Mrs. Paley's class in Chapter 2?

4. Where did Mrs. Paley think in Chapter 1 she would like to teach?

5. Who did Mrs. Paley want to teach?

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