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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 Mrs. Paley call in Chapter 14?

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

3. How deep are the differences of the races in the later chapters of "White Teacher"?

4. What did the girl announce in Chapter 24?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Anna, the leader of the mutiny from the doll corner.

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

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

5. What was another result of the t shirt situation?

6. Describe Claire Mireau.

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

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

9. What was Rena obsessed with?

10. Discuss what Claire was a victim of.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast why Janet felt she need to teach in an all black school and Mrs. Paley's feeling that she needed to be in an interracial school.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss what Mrs. Paley protested for and how it ultimately connected to her desire for her classroom. Explain what Mrs. Paley really wanted to accomplish in her classroom.

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