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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 does ignoring racial differences do in the classroom according to Mrs. Paley?
(a) Alleviates problems.
(b) Creates more problems.
(c) Makes everyone equal.
(d) Solves problems.

2. What did Mrs. Paley notice about black children playing with other black children in the first few chapters?
(a) Refusal to play with a white child.
(b) They thought blacks were inadequate.
(c) They saw white's were better.
(d) They clung to each other.

3. Who did Mrs. Paley go to for advice in Chapter 2?
(a) Her colleagues.
(b) Her boss.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her mom.

4. What did Mrs. Paley continue to believe was needed in the classroom?
(a) Running water.
(b) Heat.
(c) Classrooms with mixed races.
(d) AC.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the child play the game with the visitor?

2. Who did Mrs. Paley have in her class in Chapter 11?

3. What did Mrs. Paley participate in in Chapter 3?

4. What did Mrs. Paley invite parents to send with their children to class in Chapter 7?

5. How did Mrs. Paley feel about her place in society by the end of Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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