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

2. What idea did Mrs. Paley quickly dismiss?
(a) That she was a racist.
(b) That Claire hated her.
(c) That Claire was racist.
(d) That Claire had a learning disablity.

3. Who was the child forbidden to play with in Chapter 11?
(a) Everyone.
(b) White children.
(c) Black children.
(d) No one.

4. What did the child in Chapter 12 paint in?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Horses.
(c) Rainbows.
(d) Pictures in 1 color.

5. What did the girls do when Mrs. Paley forced the other girl to be included?
(a) Made her a dog.
(b) Made her a maid.
(c) Made her be their cook.
(d) Made her a slave.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who made it easier for Mrs. Paley to say black in the classroom?

2. How did Kenny act in the classroom?

3. What did Mrs. Paley wonder about the situation in Chapter 15?

4. Who did Mrs. Paley have a conversation with in Chapter 19?

5. What did Mrs. Paley arrange for the child to do after school in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what the boy's t shirt caused in Chapter 14.

2. What did Claire finally begin to do in Chapter 12?

3. Describe Anna, the leader of the mutiny from the doll corner.

4. Describe Sylvia.

5. How did Kenny behave in class compared to out of class?

6. Describe the father of the student who had nightmares and what he believed was the cause.

7. Describe how the black students use the word "black."

8. Who does Mrs. Paley feel influences children's opinions most?

9. What was Rena obsessed with?

10. Describe what developed at the end of Chapter 13 in Mrs. Paley's classroom.

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