Lean On Me Movie

What is the name of the "God-forsaken" high school?

• Eastside High School

• Westside High School

• Central High School

• Paterson Central High School

In the beginning, Joe Clark's union brothers sell him out during some tough labor negotiations. They agree to new contract stipulations behind his back. In return, Mr. Clark is to be transferred to which lower elementary school?

• Martin Luther King School

• School 6

• School 13

• School 9

When the film first pays attention to Eastside High, what song is playing in the background?

• "Badlands" by Bruce Springsteen

• "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns 'N Roses

• "Ball of Confusion" by the Temptations

• "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers

Who directs the film?

• John Singleton

• John Avildsen

• John Hughes

• Sidney Poitier

Mr. Clark immediately makes enemies at his first staff meeting, which includes the demotion of one head coach. Which sport did the fired coach work at?

• baseball

• track

• basketball

• football

During his first assembly, Mr. Clark is greeted by a girl named Kaneisha. How does he know her?

• He was her fifth-grade teacher.

• He was her fourth-grade teacher.

• He was her middle-school principal.

• He was her principal in fifth-grade

To the 300 students he kicks out during the assembly Mr. Clark says: "You students are all ________________...You are all

• rotten apples-------kicked out

• wastes of humanity------eradicated

• bad seeds-------exterminated

• incorrigible!------expurgated!

Which woman is greatly insulted by Clark's words during a board meeting with residents?

• Ms. Barnett

• Ms. Barrett

• Ms. Birchwood

• Ms. Baxter

What does Mr. Clark NOT suggest that residents do to help improve student performance at Eastside?

• Give your kids some pride.

• Get your families off welfare.

• Stop acting like the whole world is against you.

• Spend time with your children.

Mr. Clark meets a student named Thomas Samms, who had been kicked out the day before. He insists to Mr. Clark that his banishment is a mistake. Mr. Clark allows him back, but not before Samms admits to committing illegal acts. During the exchange, what does Mr. Clark tell Samms to do?

• Jump off the roof.

• Give up, because he really doesn't want to succeed.

• Grow up and act like a man.

• Go home and bring back his mother.