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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) Focus on the behvaior.
(b) Praise race in the classroom.
(c) Take a vacation.
(d) Ignore race in the classroom.

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

3. What happened to Mrs. Paley when she moved back to Chicago?
(a) She had her first all black class.
(b) She had her first black boss.
(c) She had her first black student.
(d) She had her first mixed class.

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

5. Who was Mrs. Paley with in the preface?
(a) Her students.
(b) Her husband.
(c) A collegue.
(d) A student teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Mrs. Paley want to teach?

2. What age did Mrs. Paley teach?

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

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

5. Who did Mrs. Paley want to explain her classroom's goings on to?

(see the answer key)

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