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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Mrs. Paley feel about the young boy's actions in her class in Chapter 4?
(a) Attacked.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Smarter.
(d) Belittled.

2. What did Mrs. Paley try after the incident with the young boy in Chapter 4?
(a) Playtime.
(b) An old technique.
(c) A new technique.
(d) Nothing.

3. What did Mrs. Paley desire in her new job?
(a) A more accurate reflection of the world outside the classroom.
(b) An end to racism.
(c) Equality.
(d) More money.

4. Who became good friends in Mrs. Paley's class in Chapter 10?
(a) A white boy and a black girl.
(b) A white girl and black boy.
(c) A white boy and a black boy.
(d) A white girl and a black girl.

5. How did Mrs. Paley feel about her new job in Chapter 3?
(a) Passionate.
(b) Excited.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Nervous.

6. How did Mrs. Paley respond to the boy's behavior in Chapter 4?
(a) Yelled at him.
(b) Sent him to the office.
(c) Praised it.
(d) Ignored it.

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

8. What was the result of the two boys who became friends although didn't remain friends?
(a) They expanded their friendship to include all races.
(b) They ended up hating eachother.
(c) They broke the segregation that had always existed before.
(d) They learned about another race in that time.

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

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

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

12. What are people's thoughts based on in relationship to blacks according to the first few chapters of "White Teacher"?
(a) A documentary.
(b) Love.
(c) Facts.
(d) Stereotypes.

13. In Chapter 4, what happened the first time Mrs. Paley tried disciplining the disruptive boy?
(a) She had to sit on him.
(b) She had to hold him down.
(c) She had to call his parents.
(d) She had to slap him.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What age did Mrs. Paley teach?

2. What happened to Mrs. Paley when she moved back to Chicago?

3. What was the name of Mrs. Paley's first black student?

4. What was Carol embarrassed of?

5. What does Mrs. Paley highlight through the experiences she recalls in "White Teacher"?

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