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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Freshman Year - Fall 1994.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is another word for 'odd' according to one of the students?
(a) Gruwell.
(b) Different.
(c) Peculiar.
(d) Sharaud.

2. Why is the student in Diary Three at Wilson?
(a) The student is expelled from their old school.
(b) The student's parents arrange a transfer.
(c) Wilson is the closest school to the student's home.
(d) It is either Wilson or boot camp.

3. What did Zlata's diary become?
(a) A way to get out of doing schoolwork.
(b) A type of therapy to deal with everything that was going on with the war.
(c) A way to communicate with her friends.
(d) A list of all the atrocities of the war.

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

5. What does Zlata say about Erin Gruwell?
(a) Gruwell is lucky to have such a talented group of students.
(b) Gruwell serves as parent, friend, advocate, and teacher.
(c) Gruwell is respected and liked by all her fellow teachers.
(d) Gruwell should move on to a different high school.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Zlata, what good came from Anne Frank's tragedy?

2. What does Zlata hope the Freedom Writers Diary will do?

3. In Diary One, how long does the student give Gruwell before she quits?

4. How does Gruwell get money for new books, guest speakers, and field trips?

5. What are the students inspired to do after reading the diaries?

(see the answer key)

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