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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. What kind of club did Barbara organize?

2. How did Mrs. Paley feel about her new job in Chapter 3?

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

4. What experiences did Mrs. Paley draw from her own life to relate to her job's issues?

5. In Chapter 4, what did the young boy in Mrs. Paley's class refuse to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Mrs. Paley limit Steven to and what was the result?

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

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

5. Describe Fred and what his problems were.

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

7. What did Mrs. Paley want to achieve in her classroom from the protests?

8. How did Mrs. Paley feel about Janet?

9. What did Mrs. Paley question about her pleasure from the formed friendships in Chapter 7?

10. What did Mrs. Paley's friend suggest about Mrs. Paley's interest in her students?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe Janet Albright and why she was so successful at soothing the children when they were uncomfortable or in pain.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what Mrs. Paley concluded about her progress on the research in her classroom. Do you think Mrs. Paley felt satisfied by her work and attempts to dissolve segregation and racism in the youth of the Civil Rights era?

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