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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. How does Gruwell get money for new books, guest speakers, and field trips?
(a) The students and their parents pay.
(b) Gruwell has a trust fund.
(c) She also works at the Marriott Hotel and Norstroms.
(d) Private donors.

2. In what kind of neighborhood is Wilson High School located?
(a) A safe neighborhood near the ocean.
(b) Near downtown Los Angeles.
(c) In a gated community.
(d) Near the projects.

3. When does Zlata meet the students of Wilson High School?
(a) December, 1997.
(b) March, 2006.
(c) March, 1996.
(d) September, 1998.

4. Where does Gruwell student teaching?
(a) Williams High School.
(b) Newport Beach High School.
(c) Wilson High School.
(d) A high school in Los Angeles.

5. What does Zlata have in common with the students?
(a) They are teenagers.
(b) They all have seen war.
(c) They like the same rock bands.
(d) They have all lost parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do many of the Wilson High Students get to school each day?

2. What good came out of Zlata's bad situation?

3. Why does one student call the story "The Last Spin" a trip?

4. Why is the student in Diary Three at Wilson?

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

(see the answer key)

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