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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Mrs. Paley have her students share in relation to their ethnic background in Chapter 7?
(a) Clothes and weather.
(b) Pictures and different languages.
(c) Weather and music.
(d) Music and clothes.

3. What was the result of the two boys who became friends although didn't remain friends?
(a) They broke the segregation that had always existed before.
(b) They learned about another race in that time.
(c) They ended up hating eachother.
(d) They expanded their friendship to include all races.

4. What did the people Mrs. Paley asked advice for in Chapter 2 advise her to do?
(a) Ignore race in the classroom.
(b) Focus on the behvaior.
(c) Praise race in the classroom.
(d) Take a vacation.

5. Who did Mrs. Paley call in Chapter 1?
(a) Alma's father.
(b) No one.
(c) Alma's mother.
(d) Her mom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Paley continue to believe was needed in the classroom?

2. What age did Mrs. Paley teach?

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

4. Who came to work with Mrs. Paley in Chapter 9?

5. What was the name of the boy in Mrs. Paley's class in Chapter 4?

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