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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. Whose favorite story did the class act out together?

2. Who came to class to talk to Rena in Chapter 21?

3. What was the girl's personality like in Chapter 19 who Mrs. Paley observed?

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

5. Who caused another student nightmares in the class?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was Rena obsessed with?

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

5. Discuss what Claire struggled with and why.

6. Describe Claire Mireau.

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

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

9. Describe the doll corner in Chapter 17.

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

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 how Claire finally assimilated into the behaviors and nuances of the classroom.

Essay Topic 3

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

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