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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 did Mrs. Paley desire in her new job?

2. What did Mrs. Paley have her students share in relation to their ethnic background in Chapter 7?

3. Where did Mrs. Paley think in Chapter 1 she would like to teach?

4. Where did Mrs. Paley teach?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how the black clique in Chapter 13 is an example of the book's theme of exclusion of whites in a world that excludes blacks.

Essay Topic 2

Explain what prompted Mrs. Paley to take notes on her observations about her class that later turn into her book "White Teacher."

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what Mrs. Paley highlighting racial differences did for her classroom, her black students, and herself.

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