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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Mrs. Paley accept a job in Chapter 3?
(a) A public segregated school.
(b) A private segregated school.
(c) A private integrated school.
(d) A public integrated school.

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

3. Who did Mrs. Paley want to teach?
(a) Her own children.
(b) European children.
(c) Black children.
(d) White children.

4. Where did Mrs. Paley never have trouble chastising her student about using derogatory names?
(a) The north.
(b) The west.
(c) The south.
(d) Chicago.

5. What was wrong with Fred?
(a) He was mean and ugly.
(b) He was mentality disabled.
(c) He was beaten at home.
(d) He had infantile speech.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Paley desire in her new job?

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

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

4. Where were Mrs. Paley's first teaching jobs located?

5. What did Mrs. Paley's action of ignoring racial differences do according to the conversation with the second person in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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