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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 observe in her class in Chapter 17?

2. What was the boy wearing in Mrs. Paley's classroom in Chapter 14?

3. What did the child in Chapter 11 refuse to do?

4. What did the clothing situation add to in Chapter 14?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Claire Mireau.

2. What was Rena obsessed with?

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

4. What were the black girls hesitant to discuss in Chapter 21?

5. What did the class do together in Chapter 22?

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

7. What did Mrs. Paley arrange for Claire?

8. Discuss what Claire struggled with and why.

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

10. Describe Ayana.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain and describe how Mrs. Paley disciplined the disruptive boy in Chapter 5 to rid him from his bad behavior. Detail its success or failure.

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 Felice's father wanted Mrs. Paley to do and why he believed this would solve his daughter's nightmares. How did Mrs. Paley react to this request made by Felice's father?

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