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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had developed in the classroom by Chapter 12?
(a) Racism.
(b) A white clique.
(c) A black clique.
(d) Relationships.

2. In Chapter 5, who did Mrs. Paley begin to offer compliments to?
(a) No one.
(b) The black children.
(c) The white children.
(d) Racial differences.

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

4. Who was the smartest girl in the class in Chapter 7?
(a) Claire.
(b) Sylvia.
(c) Arlene.
(d) Mary Anne.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what happened the first time Mrs. Paley tried disciplining the disruptive boy?

2. What was monopolized that year in Chapter 17?

3. Where were Mrs. Paley's first teaching jobs located?

4. What did Mrs. Paley vow to do?

5. What did Mrs. Paley desire in her new job?

(see the answer key)

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