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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 experiences did Mrs. Paley draw from her own life to relate to her job's issues?
(a) Being an only child.
(b) Being ugly.
(c) Being a Jewish child.
(d) Being a racist.

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

3. In Chapter 5, who did Mrs. Paley begin to offer compliments to?
(a) The black children.
(b) Racial differences.
(c) The white children.
(d) No one.

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

5. How did Mrs. Paley respond to the boy's behavior in Chapter 4?
(a) Sent him to the office.
(b) Praised it.
(c) Ignored it.
(d) Yelled at him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Mrs. Paley go to for advice in Chapter 2?

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

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

5. Who did Mrs. Paley first have a conversation with in Chapter 3 about her new job?

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