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

2. 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 kind.
(c) They never assumed that about white children with the same problems.
(d) They were being really mean.

3. What did Mrs. Paley note about her class after she received advice in Chapter 2?
(a) The behavior of black boys.
(b) Behavior in blacks and whites.
(c) Comments and behaviors regarding color.
(d) The behavior of whites.

4. What do the first few chapters of "White Teacher" introduce?
(a) Theme of equality.
(b) Theme of Civil Rights.
(c) Theme of racial difference.
(d) Theme of equal rights.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "White Teacher" approach in its content?

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

3. What age did Mrs. Paley teach?

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

5. Who did Mrs. Paley want to teach?

(see the answer key)

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