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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter V, Junior Year - Fall 1996.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After reading Romeo and Juliet, why does a student realize she is not as in love with her boyfriend as she thinks she is?
(a) Because she can never stab herself over a guy.
(b) Because she sees things in him she does not like.
(c) Because she is becoming interested in another guy.
(d) Because she does not want to see him as often.

2. How does Zlata respond when asked if she is Croatian, Muslim or Serbian?
(a) She says that she is Serbian.
(b) She says that she is a human being.
(c) She says that she is Muslim.
(d) She says that she is Croatian.

3. How do many of the Wilson High Students get to school each day?
(a) They ride bikes.
(b) Their parents drive them.
(c) They take 2-3 buses.
(d) They walk.

4. What is so special about the buses students rode in with Zlata and Mirna?
(a) The buses are air conditioned, have televisions, seat lights, and bathrooms.
(b) They are driven by bus drivers in tuxedoes.
(c) Each student has their own seat.
(d) There are no broken windows or torn seats.

5. Why can most of the class relate to the main character in the book Durango Street?
(a) Because the character has a preppy school teacher also.
(b) Because the character dislikes school also.
(c) Because either they, a family member, or a friend has been in jail.
(d) Because they are the same race as the main character.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a four-letter word not in the students' vocabulary, according to Gruwell their sophomore year?

2. In her thank you letter, what does Zlata tell the students not to forget?

3. What are Zlata and one of the students both wearing when they meet?

4. What does Gruwell do the summer of 1996?

5. In the spring of 1995, who offers to help take the students on a field trip?

(see the answer key)

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