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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mrs. Paley urge the school district to do in Chapter 3?
(a) To segregate the schools.
(b) To desegregate the schools.
(c) To offer learning alternatives.
(d) To bus black children into their schools.

2. Where did Mrs. Paley never have trouble chastising her student about using derogatory names?
(a) Chicago.
(b) The west.
(c) The north.
(d) The south.

3. What experiences did Mrs. Paley draw from her own life to relate to her job's issues?
(a) Being an only child.
(b) Being a racist.
(c) Being a Jewish child.
(d) Being ugly.

4. How did the child play the game with the visitor?
(a) Boldly.
(b) Confidently.
(c) Shyly.
(d) Like an expert.

5. Who came to work with Mrs. Paley in Chapter 9?
(a) Janice Alright.
(b) Janet Albright.
(c) JJ.
(d) Janey Albritton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Paley take a closer look at in relationship to ethnic speech?

2. Who used the derogatory words about blacks that Mrs. Paley was unsure how to handle?

3. What was the name of the boy in Mrs. Paley's class in Chapter 4?

4. What do the first few chapters of "White Teacher" introduce?

5. What was the visitor curious about in Chapter 12?

(see the answer key)

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