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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are people's thoughts based on in relationship to blacks according to the first few chapters of "White Teacher"?
(a) A documentary.
(b) Facts.
(c) Stereotypes.
(d) Love.

2. How did Mrs. Paley feel about the young boy's actions in her class in Chapter 4?
(a) Attacked.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Smarter.
(d) Belittled.

3. Who did Mrs. Paley get to recognize the changes in the young boy from Chapter 5?
(a) His parents.
(b) His grandparents.
(c) Her boss.
(d) Her collegues.

4. In Chapter 4, what did the young boy in Mrs. Paley's class refuse to do?
(a) To eat lunch.
(b) To take a nap.
(c) To talk to Mrs. Paley.
(d) To go to the bathroom.

5. What does Mrs. Paley highlight through the experiences she recalls in "White Teacher"?
(a) Racial equality.
(b) The interracial activity of children.
(c) The all white classroom with the integrated one.
(d) Stereotypes.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Mrs. Paley urge her student teacher to do?

4. What was the name of Mrs. Paley's first black student?

5. What does ignoring racial differences do in the classroom according to Mrs. Paley?

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