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Freedom Writers Part I

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the teacher in The Freedom Writers Diary

a)

Mr. Gruwell

b)

Mrs. Grell

c)

Mrs. Grant

d)

Mrs. Gruwell

2.

At which high school does the story take place?

a)

Westin High School

b)

Casa Grande Union High School

c)

Long Beach Poly High School

d)

Wilson High School

3.

What do the students compare their lives to in their diary entries?

a)

a parade

b)

a war

c)

a carnival

d)

a circus

4.

Where does the story take place?

a)

Long Beach, CA

b)

Beverly Hills, CA

c)

Dallas, TX

d)

Phoenix, AZ

5.

What were the students' first impression of Ms. Gruwell?

a)

They thought she would teach them well

b)

They thought she was a great teacher

c)

They thought she would not last

d)

They thought she would change them

6.

What are the students at Wilson High School separated by?

a)

Religion

b)

Race

c)

Ability

d)

Age

7.

What feelings does Zlata have when asked to write the forward?

a)

Honored, proud, amazed

b)

Angry, embarrased

c)

Angry

d)

Happy

8.

What are the two books mentioned in the forward that the students read in class?

a)

Zlata's Diary and The Princess Diaries

b)

The Diary of Anne Frank and the Freedom Writers Diary

c)

Zlata's Diary and The Diary of Anne Frank

d)

the Diary of Anne Frank and The PRincess Diaries

9.

What are the students inspired to do after reading the diaries?

a)

Do better in school

b)

Read more books

c)

Write their own diaries

d)

Study the Holocaust

10.

How do many of the Wilson High School students get to school each day?

a)

Drive themselves

b)

They mostly just live in the neighborhood so they walk

c)

Take 2 or 3 buses

d)

Get dropped off by parents

11.

What type of students attend Wilson High?

a)

Mostly rich kids from the projects

b)

Rich kids and poor kids from the projects.

c)

Mostly rich white kids

d)

Mostly poor white kids

12.

Why are the diaries written anonymously?

a)

Because the students were embarrassed

b)

Because the principal said they had to

c)

So no one became more famous than anyone else

d)

Why are the diaries written anonymously?

13.

Of all the people who the students have met, who did they consider a Hero?

a)

their parents

b)

Miep Gies

c)

Anne Frank

d)

The Principal of the school

14.

What historical event is the basis of the writings?

a)

911

b)

the Holocaust

c)

World War I

d)

Vietnam War

15.

The activity Mrs. Gruwell uses to unite them together?

a)

Had them dance together

b)

The line game

c)

made every shakes hands before each class

d)

created a seating chart for the class