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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 note about her class after she received advice in Chapter 2?
(a) The behavior of black boys.
(b) The behavior of whites.
(c) Comments and behaviors regarding color.
(d) Behavior in blacks and whites.

2. Where did Mrs. Paley accept a job in Chapter 3?
(a) A private integrated school.
(b) A public segregated school.
(c) A public integrated school.
(d) A private segregated school.

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

4. What did Mrs. Paley struggle with at the beginning of "White Teacher"?
(a) Discipline.
(b) How to deal with issues of race without creating a bigger problem.
(c) How to mix blacks with whites in the classroom.
(d) How to teach blacks.

5. Where were Mrs. Paley's first teaching jobs located?
(a) The north.
(b) The East coast.
(c) The south.
(d) The West coast.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Mrs. Paley feel about her place in society by the end of Chapter 2?

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

3. What was wrong with Fred?

4. What would Barbara ask everyone in the class?

5. What was Mrs. Paley's plan to try after the incident in Chapter 4 with the young boy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Arlene and Mary Ann discover in Chapter 7?

3. Discuss what Mrs. Paley's friend asked her in the preface.

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

5. Describe Janet Albright.

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

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

8. How did Mrs. Paley feel about Janet?

9. Explain why Mrs. Paley decided to write "White Teacher."

10. Describe Mrs. Paley's first black student.

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