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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does ignoring racial differences do in the classroom according to Mrs. Paley?
(a) Solves problems.
(b) Alleviates problems.
(c) Creates more problems.
(d) Makes everyone equal.

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

3. How did Mrs. Paley feel about the young boy's actions in her class in Chapter 4?
(a) Belittled.
(b) Attacked.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Smarter.

4. What happened after Mrs. Paley's limited the young boy in Chapter 5?
(a) He started get along with the class.
(b) He stopped using foul lanuage.
(c) He started answering quetsions.
(d) He started making good grades.

5. What did Mrs. Paley limit the disruptive boy to from doing in Chapter 5?
(a) The number of times he could use foul language.
(b) The number of times he could speak.
(c) The number of times he could answer a question.
(d) The number of times he could go to the bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Mrs. Paley call in Chapter 1?

2. What does Mrs. Paley highlight through the experiences she recalls in "White Teacher"?

3. Who used the derogatory words about blacks that Mrs. Paley was unsure how to handle?

4. What was wrong with Fred?

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

(see the answer key)

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