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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. In Diary One, how long does the student give Gruwell before she quits?
(a) Three days.
(b) A month.
(c) One day.
(d) Two weeks.

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

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

4. How difficult is it for a student at Wilson to buy a gun?
(a) Difficult, because a gun is very expensive.
(b) Very difficult.
(c) It is impossible; no one sells a student a gun.
(d) It is as easy as buying bubble gum.

5. Who is the teacher of the students at Wilson High School?
(a) Emilie Gridwell.
(b) Erin Gruwell.
(c) Elise Gonzalez.
(d) Anne Frank.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Gruwell student teaching?

2. What does Zlata say about Erin Gruwell?

3. In the fall of 1994, why does one student say s/he does not belong in Gruwell's class?

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

5. Why is Gruwell not allowed to teach Sharaud and his classmates the following year?

(see the answer key)

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