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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Kenny gain confidence?
(a) Writing his own poem.
(b) Making his own dinner.
(c) Drawing his own picture.
(d) Making his own costume.

2. What did Mrs. Paley observe in her class in Chapter 17?
(a) The relationships.
(b) The social dynamics.
(c) How everyone got along
(d) The fairness of their games.

3. Who was excluded in Chapter 17?
(a) Felice.
(b) Ayana.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) Claire.

4. Who did Sylvia later become friends with?
(a) Claire.
(b) Ayana.
(c) Felice.
(d) Stuart.

5. Whose favorite story did the class act out together?
(a) Sylvia's.
(b) Claire's.
(c) Felice's.
(d) Ayana's.

6. What did the child in Chapter 11 refuse to do?
(a) Draw.
(b) Play with other children.
(c) Go to the bathroom.
(d) Sing.

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

8. What was the girl's personality like in Chapter 19 who Mrs. Paley observed?
(a) The follower.
(b) The dictator.
(c) The leader of the mutiny of the doll corner.
(d) Scared.

9. What ethnicity were the parents of the child mentioned in Chapter 11?
(a) Korean.
(b) African American.
(c) West Indian.
(d) Caucasion.

10. What did the visitor ask the child to do in Chapter 12?
(a) Show him how to draw.
(b) Sing for him.
(c) Play a game of take ball.
(d) Go to recess.

11. Who did Mrs. Paley have in her class in Chapter 11?
(a) Claire Mireau.
(b) A scared girl.
(c) A brave and loud young boy.
(d) Twins.

12. What did the clothing situation add to in Chapter 14?
(a) Stress.
(b) Another student called another girl a degrogatory name.
(c) Segregation in the classroom.
(d) Parent teacher conferences.

13. What had developed in the classroom by Chapter 12?
(a) Racism.
(b) Relationships.
(c) A black clique.
(d) A white clique.

14. Who did Mrs. Paley contact after she considered the child had a learning disability?
(a) Her mom.
(b) The principal in her school.
(c) A friend who was an expert in learning disabilities.
(d) Her dad.

15. What did the child in Chapter 12 paint in?
(a) Horses.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) Rainbows.
(d) Pictures in 1 color.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who caused another student nightmares in the class?

2. Who did Mrs. Paley observe in Chapter 19?

3. What did Mrs. Paley wonder after Sylvia hits another student?

4. What did this clothing issue create for Mrs. Paley?

5. Who impacted the children's opinions of race?

(see the answer keys)

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