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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 later become friends with?

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

3. How did Kenny gain confidence?

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

5. What did the visitor ask the child to do in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Claire Mireau.

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

4. Describe what Joyce claimed to be.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Mrs. Paley associated intelligence to a person's economic status and what she realized about her assumptions. How is this a form of prejudice in Mrs. Paley?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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