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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the child who had difficulties in Chapter 11 agree to do by Chapter 12?
(a) Use the restroom.
(b) Eat lunch.
(c) Have recess.
(d) Play in the doll corner.

2. What did Mrs. Paley begin doing in her classroom after being asked a surprising question in the preface?
(a) Wrote in a journal.
(b) Took a shower in the morning.
(c) Kept notes about her classroom.
(d) Talked to herself.

3. What did Mrs. Paley try after the incident with the young boy in Chapter 4?
(a) An old technique.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A new technique.
(d) Playtime.

4. What was Carol embarrassed of?
(a) Her backpack.
(b) Her voice.
(c) Her Taiwanese speaking grandmother.
(d) Her clothes.

5. What was Mrs. Paley concerned about in her classroom by Chapter 12?
(a) How to pair up partners.
(b) Her dynamics with the children.
(c) The social dynamics.
(d) The friendships.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who would often speak in ethnic speech in Chapter 7?

3. What did the boy's parents agree to do in Chapter 14?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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