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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose mothers were both becoming doctors in Chapter 7?
(a) Janet and Arlene.
(b) Mary Anne and Claire.
(c) Arlene and Mary Anne.
(d) No one.

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

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

4. Who used the derogatory words about blacks that Mrs. Paley was unsure how to handle?
(a) Black boys.
(b) Her black maid.
(c) Her black student teacher.
(d) Black children.

5. What would Barbara ask everyone in the class?
(a) If they were white.
(b) If they could sing.
(c) If they were Jewish.
(d) if they were black.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are people's thoughts based on in relationship to blacks according to the first few chapters of "White Teacher"?

3. What did Mrs. Paley's actions encourage for her students to do in Chapter 5?

4. How many more black children were placed in Mrs. Paley's class in Chapter 2?

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

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