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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. Why is Gruwell not allowed to teach Sharaud and his classmates the following year?
(a) She does not do a very good job of teaching.
(b) She asks to be transferred to a different class.
(c) She is going to a different high school.
(d) She doesn't have enough seniority.

2. What are the students inspired to do after reading the diaries?
(a) Write a screenplay.
(b) Write their own diaries.
(c) Quit school.
(d) Talk to their parents about improving their lives.

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

4. What types of students attend Wilson High?
(a) Rich kids and poor kids from the projects.
(b) Mostly blacks.
(c) Mostly caucasian students.
(d) Mostly hispanics.

5. In the fall of 1994, why does one student say s/he does not belong in Gruwell's class?
(a) Because the student is white.
(b) Because the student's test scores are high.
(c) Because the student is Latino.
(d) Because there is a mix up in the schedule.

Short Answer Questions

1. Since war also came to Kosovo, what did almost all young Yugoslavians know?

2. Where is Zlata's homeland?

3. According to Zlata, what is important about what happens to people?

4. Who is the teacher of the students at Wilson High School?

5. What is Sharaud's goal when he arrives in Gruwell's class?

(see the answer key)

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