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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was excluded in Chapter 17?
(a) Ayana.
(b) Sylvia.
(c) Claire.
(d) Felice.

2. What did the child in Chapter 11 refuse to do?
(a) Play with other children.
(b) Sing.
(c) Draw.
(d) Go to the bathroom.

3. Who did Mrs. Paley observe in her class in Chapter 17?
(a) The girls in the doll corner.
(b) The boys in the classroom.
(c) The girls in the classroom.
(d) The different cliques.

4. How did Kenny gain confidence?
(a) Making his own dinner.
(b) Drawing his own picture.
(c) Making his own costume.
(d) Writing his own poem.

5. What happened to the child that had difficulties in Chapter 11 by Chapter 12?
(a) Claire began to sing.
(b) Chaire began to read.
(c) Claire began speaking to children.
(d) Claire began to have friends.

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

7. Why was the second girl surprised in Chapter 24?
(a) To know he didn't love them.
(b) To know he didn't come back.
(c) To know white daddies leave too.
(d) To know black daddies leave too.

8. What was the boy wearing in Mrs. Paley's classroom in Chapter 14?
(a) A gang shirt.
(b) An offensive t shirt.
(c) Visible underwear.
(d) Bagggy jeans.

9. Where did the child begin working in Chapter 12?
(a) Art tables.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The doll corner.
(d) At her desk.

10. What did the boy's parents agree to do in Chapter 14?
(a) To throw away the shirt.
(b) To come in and meet Mrs. Paley to discuss the issue.
(c) To meet with the principal.
(d) To not let the boy wear the offensive shirt again.

11. Who caused another student nightmares in the class?
(a) Sylvia.
(b) Ayana.
(c) Mrs. Paley.
(d) Claire.

12. What did Mrs. Paley wonder about the situation in Chapter 15?
(a) How to end the nightmares.
(b) If race has more to do with the concern of the child's nightmares.
(c) If she is the cause of the nightmares.
(d) If the nightmares actually exist.

13. What did the other girl want to know about the girl who made the announcement in Chapter 24?
(a) Where he went.
(b) If her dad was black too.
(c) Why he left.
(d) If her dad was white too.

14. Who came to class to talk to Rena in Chapter 21?
(a) A mother.
(b) A father of a white student.
(c) A mother of a white student.
(d) A mother of a black student.

15. Who made it easier for Mrs. Paley to say black in the classroom?
(a) Her mom.
(b) The parents.
(c) The children.
(d) The principal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Sylvia's personality?

2. What had developed in the classroom by Chapter 12?

3. Whose conversation did Mrs. Paley overhear in Chapter 21?

4. Who did Mrs. Paley contact after she considered the child had a learning disability?

5. What did Sylvia need to learn?

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