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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How did the student teacher explain to the student what was happening when one student stopped being his or her friend?
(a) Nothing.
(b) That they were mad and needed a nap.
(c) That they were crazy.
(d) That they needed a break.

3. What was wrong with Fred?
(a) He was beaten at home.
(b) He was mean and ugly.
(c) He was mentality disabled.
(d) He had infantile speech.

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

5. What happened to Mrs. Paley when she moved back to Chicago?
(a) She had her first all black class.
(b) She had her first black boss.
(c) She had her first black student.
(d) She had her first mixed class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Paley invite parents to send with their children to class in Chapter 7?

2. What did Mrs. Paley note about her class after she received advice in Chapter 2?

3. What did Mrs. Paley notice about black children playing with other black children in the first few chapters?

4. In the preface, what was Mrs. Paley doing?

5. Who used the derogatory words about blacks that Mrs. Paley was unsure how to handle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss what Mrs. Paley learned from Janet Albright.

2. Discuss what issue Mrs. Paley highlighted in Chapter 3-6?

3. Describe what the black parent in Chapter 3 said about ignoring racial differences.

4. Describe the child in Chapter 4 who used foul language and his behavior.

5. What did Mrs. Paley and her friends advocate?

6. What did ignoring racial differences eventually do in Mrs. Paley's classroom?

7. Describe what Mrs. Paley struggled with that prompted her to write "White Teacher."

8. Discuss what Mrs. Paley tried to use from her own experiences in connection to her student's.

9. How did Mrs. Paley feel about Janet?

10. Discuss what Steven almost forced Mrs. Paley to do.

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