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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose favorite story did the class act out together?
(a) Felice's.
(b) Claire's.
(c) Sylvia's.
(d) Ayana's.

2. Who used the derogatory words about blacks that Mrs. Paley was unsure how to handle?
(a) Black boys.
(b) Her black maid.
(c) Her black student teacher.
(d) Black children.

3. What do the first few chapters of "White Teacher" introduce?
(a) Theme of equal rights.
(b) Theme of Civil Rights.
(c) Theme of racial difference.
(d) Theme of equality.

4. Where did Mrs. Paley's student teacher insist she was needed at?
(a) A special school.
(b) A mixed school.
(c) An all white school.
(d) An all black school.

5. What ethnicity were the parents of the child mentioned in Chapter 11?
(a) West Indian.
(b) African American.
(c) Korean.
(d) Caucasion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Paley learn was the best way to deal with racial issues in her classroom?

2. What did Mrs. Paley try after the incident with the young boy in Chapter 4?

3. How did Kenny act in the classroom?

4. What did Mrs. Paley observe in her class in Chapter 17?

5. What would Ayana often smooth over?

(see the answer key)

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