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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Mrs. Paley with in the preface?
(a) A collegue.
(b) A student teacher.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her students.

2. Who made Mrs. Paley dislike her job at one point?
(a) A child not like Steven.
(b) A young white girl.
(c) A parent of a white boy.
(d) A child like Steven.

3. What happened at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) The school day ended.
(b) The school day started.
(c) A trust grew between Mrs. Paley and Alma.
(d) With recess.

4. What did Mrs. Paley often struggle with when she was teaching?
(a) How to maintain control of the classroom.
(b) How to teach spelling.
(c) How to deal with racial differences.
(d) How to discipline.

5. What did Mrs. Paley limit the disruptive boy to from doing in Chapter 5?
(a) The number of times he could go to the bathroom.
(b) The number of times he could speak.
(c) The number of times he could use foul language.
(d) The number of times he could answer a question.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did one student suggest about all black people in Chapter 2?

2. What does Mrs. Paley highlight through the experiences she recalls in "White Teacher"?

3. What happened to Mrs. Paley when she moved back to Chicago?

4. How did Mrs. Paley respond to the boy's behavior in Chapter 4?

5. Where did Mrs. Paley never have trouble chastising her student about using derogatory names?

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