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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Mrs. Paley have a conversation with at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) A black parent.
(b) A white parent.
(c) Her mom.
(d) Her boss.

2. Who was the child forbidden to play with in Chapter 11?
(a) Everyone.
(b) Black children.
(c) No one.
(d) White children.

3. Who did Claire have to develop her own imagination with?
(a) Her mom.
(b) Her dog.
(c) No one.
(d) Her younger sister.

4. What experiences did Mrs. Paley draw from her own life to relate to her job's issues?
(a) Being an only child.
(b) Being a Jewish child.
(c) Being a racist.
(d) Being ugly.

5. What was interesting about the other teacher's assumptions about Fred's problems?
(a) They were being really mean.
(b) They were being really kind.
(c) They never assumed that about white children with the same problems.
(d) They assumed he was retarded, like every other black student.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the clothing situation add to in Chapter 14?

2. What did Mrs. Paley take a closer look at in relationship to ethnic speech?

3. What did the people Mrs. Paley asked advice for in Chapter 2 advise her to do?

4. What was Carol embarrassed of?

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

(see the answer key)

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