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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. How did Kenny appear to be when Mrs. Paley first met him?

2. What did the girl announce in Chapter 24?

3. What did Mrs. Paley force the girls to do in Chapter 17?

4. Who did Mrs. Paley call in Chapter 14?

5. Who monopolized an area of the classroom in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Discuss what Claire struggled with and why.

5. Describe Claire Mireau.

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

7. Discuss what Claire was a victim of.

8. Describe the announcement made by the little girls at the end of class in Chapter 24.

9. Describe how the black students use the word "black."

10. Describe what Joyce claimed to be.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Sylvia and Ayana from one of Mrs. Paley's classes.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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