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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mrs. Paley take a closer look at in relationship to ethnic speech?
(a) Her personal economic prejudices.
(b) Her attitude about speech.
(c) Her judgements.
(d) Arlene's speech.

2. Where did Mrs. Paley teach?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) A mixed race school.

3. Who did Mrs. Paley want to explain her classroom's goings on to?
(a) No one.
(b) The principle.
(c) The student teacher.
(d) Herself.

4. What was Mrs. Paley's plan to try after the incident in Chapter 4 with the young boy?
(a) Praising the poor behavior.
(b) Ignoring the bad behavior.
(c) Ignoring the good behavior.
(d) Praising the good behavior and ignoring the poor behavior.

5. Where were Mrs. Paley's first teaching jobs located?
(a) The East coast.
(b) The north.
(c) The south.
(d) The West coast.

6. Who did Mrs. Paley get to recognize the changes in the young boy from Chapter 5?
(a) His grandparents.
(b) Her collegues.
(c) His parents.
(d) Her boss.

7. What do the first few chapters of "White Teacher" introduce?
(a) Theme of Civil Rights.
(b) Theme of equal rights.
(c) Theme of equality.
(d) Theme of racial difference.

8. What did Mrs. Paley learn was the best way to deal with racial issues in her classroom?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Courageously.
(c) Integrity.
(d) Deceit.

9. Where did Mrs. Paley accept a job in Chapter 3?
(a) A public segregated school.
(b) A private segregated school.
(c) A public integrated school.
(d) A private integrated school.

10. What does Mrs. Paley highlight through the experiences she recalls in "White Teacher"?
(a) The interracial activity of children.
(b) Racial equality.
(c) Stereotypes.
(d) The all white classroom with the integrated one.

11. What was wrong with Fred?
(a) He was beaten at home.
(b) He had infantile speech.
(c) He was mean and ugly.
(d) He was mentality disabled.

12. Who became good friends in Mrs. Paley's class in Chapter 10?
(a) A white girl and black boy.
(b) A white boy and a black boy.
(c) A white boy and a black girl.
(d) A white girl and a black girl.

13. What does "White Teacher" approach in its content?
(a) Equality.
(b) How to discipline.
(c) To find the apporpriate approach in dealing with white and black students.
(d) The Civil Rights.

14. In Chapter 5, who did Mrs. Paley begin to offer compliments to?
(a) The white children.
(b) The black children.
(c) No one.
(d) Racial differences.

15. What are people's thoughts based on in relationship to blacks according to the first few chapters of "White Teacher"?
(a) Stereotypes.
(b) A documentary.
(c) Facts.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What would Barbara ask everyone in the class?

3. What did Mrs. Paley recall from her own schooling?

4. Who would often speak in ethnic speech in Chapter 7?

5. What age did Mrs. Paley teach?

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