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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter II, Freshman Year - Spring 1995.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does one student call the story "The Last Spin" a trip?
(a) The student has never heard of the Montagues and Capulets before.
(b) It is a very unbelievable story.
(c) It is a very funny story.
(d) This student has never before read anything in school that related to everyday life.

2. When Renee Firestone, a Holocaust survivor, asked a Gestapo agent if she could see her family again, what did she learn?
(a) Her family was transferred to another camp.
(b) She could be reunited with her family in the crematorium.
(c) Her parents were dead, but her siblings were in Renee's barracks.
(d) Her father was dead, but her mother was in Renee's barracks.

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

4. What good came out of Zlata's bad situation?
(a) She is now able to travel.
(b) She was given some influence in the world.
(c) She was able to finish school.
(d) She was able to become a famous writer.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one student do during a "three-week vacation" from school the spring of the freshman year?

2. In what kind of neighborhood is Wilson High School located?

3. When did Zlata begin writing her diary?

4. Why does Zlata believe it is so important for the Freedom Writers to overcome their circumstances?

5. What does one student compare in his/her life to the Peanut Game?

(see the answer key)

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