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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Mrs. Paley mostly teach in Chapter 1?
(a) Private schools.
(b) White schools.
(c) Mixed schools.
(d) Poor schools.

3. What did Mrs. Paley's action of ignoring racial differences do according to the conversation with the second person in Chapter 3?
(a) Advocated racism.
(b) Robbed her of what made her special.
(c) Created racism.
(d) Nothing.

4. Whose mothers were both becoming doctors in Chapter 7?
(a) Arlene and Mary Anne.
(b) Mary Anne and Claire.
(c) No one.
(d) Janet and Arlene.

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

6. How did Mrs. Paley feel about her place in society by the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Happy with her place in society.
(b) Unhappy with her job.
(c) Unhappy with her lack of action.
(d) Happy that her race was getting recognition in society.

7. Who made Mrs. Paley dislike her job at one point?
(a) A child like Steven.
(b) A child not like Steven.
(c) A parent of a white boy.
(d) A young white girl.

8. What did Mrs. Paley note she tended to have higher expectations for?
(a) Those with higher economic background.
(b) Those that are white.
(c) Those with less economics.
(d) Those that are black.

9. Who did Mrs. Paley want to teach?
(a) Black children.
(b) European children.
(c) Her own children.
(d) White children.

10. What happened at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) A trust grew between Mrs. Paley and Alma.
(b) The school day started.
(c) The school day ended.
(d) With recess.

11. Where did Mrs. Paley teach?
(a) A mixed race school.
(b) Italy.
(c) Germany.
(d) Chicago.

12. What kind of club did Barbara organize?
(a) A White one.
(b) A Catholic one.
(c) A Black one.
(d) A Jewish one.

13. What did Mrs. Paley take a closer look at in relationship to ethnic speech?
(a) Her attitude about speech.
(b) Arlene's speech.
(c) Her judgements.
(d) Her personal economic prejudices.

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

15. What did Mrs. Paley question about her pleasure of the two students' friendship in Chapter 7?
(a) Arlene's intelligence.
(b) Who was a better student.
(c) Mary Anne's intelligence.
(d) Why she cared about this friendship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Paley urge the school district to do in Chapter 3?

2. Where did Mrs. Paley never have trouble chastising her student about using derogatory names?

3. What did Mrs. Paley often struggle with when she was teaching?

4. Who did Mrs. Paley have a conversation with at the end of Chapter 3?

5. Who did Mrs. Paley want to explain her classroom's goings on to?

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