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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where did Mrs. Paley teach?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) A mixed race school.

4. Where dis Mrs. Paley eventually place the disruptive boy in Chapter 4?
(a) Time out corner.
(b) By the trashcan.
(c) The hallway.
(d) Time out chair.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Mrs. Paley respond to the boy's behavior in Chapter 4?

2. In the preface, what was Mrs. Paley doing?

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

4. What did Mrs. Paley struggle with at the beginning of "White Teacher"?

5. What did Mrs. Paley often struggle with when she was teaching?

(see the answer key)

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