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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were Mrs. Paley's first teaching jobs located?

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

3. What did Mrs. Paley struggle with at the beginning of "White Teacher"?

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

5. Who became good friends in Mrs. Paley's class in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mrs. Paley feel about Janet?

2. What did Janet Albright explain to the hurt child about friendship?

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

4. Describe what made Mrs. Paley unsure of herself in her classroom in Chapter 6.

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

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

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

8. Describe Janet Albright.

9. Discuss what Mrs. Paley began to do in Chapter 5.

10. Discuss how Mrs. Paley punished poor behavior in Chapter 2.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Claire finally assimilated into the behaviors and nuances of the classroom.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the boy's offensive t-shirt and how it showed that the children were introducing the derogatory terms. How did the children introducing the terms make it difficult for Mrs. Paley?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the differences in the Chicago school and the schools Mrs. Paley taught in in the south.

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