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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 person Mrs. Paley was with ask her in the preface?
(a) Why she talked so much about black children.
(b) Why she wanted to teach black children.
(c) Why she was white.
(d) Why she was Jewish.

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 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.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Mrs. Paley want to teach?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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