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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. Who did Sylvia play with who would not hesitate to kick her out of their game?

2. What did Mrs. Paley observe in her class in Chapter 17?

3. Why was the second girl surprised in Chapter 24?

4. When did Mrs. Paley first see Kenny?

5. Who was excluded in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mrs. Paley arrange for Claire?

2. Describe what Joyce claimed to be.

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

4. How did the class react to Sylvia's absence?

5. What was explained to Rena about races in family?

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

7. How did the other girls treat Sylvia when they played games?

8. What was Rena obsessed with?

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

10. Discuss what Claire was a victim of.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how Mrs. Paley finally gained her first black student's trust and what that meant for Mrs. Paley as a teacher.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Mrs. Paley's perception of the apparent and natural isolation of the black and white students. How did this segregation support or refute the work and progress Mrs. Paley had made up until that point?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what Claire Mireau suffered from and how that affected when she played with other children.

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