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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what happened the first time Mrs. Paley tried disciplining the disruptive boy?
(a) She had to call his parents.
(b) She had to slap him.
(c) She had to sit on him.
(d) She had to hold him down.

2. What did the young boy in Mrs. Paley's class do to be scolded in Chapter 4?
(a) The drawing easel.
(b) Permanent marker on the wall.
(c) A crayon.
(d) Foul language.

3. What did Mrs. Paley struggle with at the beginning of "White Teacher"?
(a) How to teach blacks.
(b) How to deal with issues of race without creating a bigger problem.
(c) Discipline.
(d) How to mix blacks with whites in the classroom.

4. How did Mrs. Paley feel about her new job in Chapter 3?
(a) Excited.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Passionate.
(d) Nervous.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Mrs. Paley participate in in Chapter 3?

4. What was Mrs. Paley's plan to try after the incident in Chapter 4 with the young boy?

5. What did Mrs. Paley begin doing in her classroom after being asked a surprising question in the preface?

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