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100

Mrs. Gruwell works multiple jobs to provide for her students. What two jobs are they?

Department store salesperson and Hotel Concierge

100
Erin's co-workers mock her for wearing what?

Pearl Necklace

100

The High School is located in?

Long Beach, California

100

What subject does Mrs. Gruwell teach?

English
100

What was the first question that Mrs. Gruwell asked in the line game?

How many of you have the new Snoop Dogg album?

200
Erin's father was once a ____________ which shapes her views on her work

Civil Rights activist

200

What type of museum do the students visit?

Holocaust Museum

200

Where was the Holocaust museum located?

Newport Beach

200

What did Mrs. Gruwell's husband want to be?

An Architect

200

What was the name of the man that Eva was testifying against?

Grant Rice

300

This student escorts Miep Gies

Marcus

300

Which two characters come together at the end after being distant in the beginning?

Eva and Sindy

300

The film takes place in the aftermath of which civil rights movement

Rodney King Riots

300

Who plays Erin Gruwell in the movies?

Hillary Swank

300

What is Mrs. Gruwell's class number?

203

400

Why does Andre stop attending school?

Because of his brother's conviction and prison sentence

400

Who wrote about their friend shooting themselves in their diary?

Marcus

400

What is the area called where many of the students live and experience gang activity?

The Projects

400

How much was the bounty for a Jew according to Miep Gies?

2 dollars

400
Did Marcus use his library card when checking out books about Miep Gies?

Nah

500

This character becomes emotional after learning about the fate of Anne Frank

Eva

500

Who does Mrs. Gruwell speak to about the field trips and ask for permission to bring her students on one?

Dr. Cohn

500

What was one of the groups that Eva describes being formed at the school?

Little Cambodia

The Ghetto

Wonder Bread Land

South of the Border

500

What do the group of students call themselves?

The Freedom Writers

500
How many Holocaust survivors did Mrs. Gruwell invite to eat dinner with the class?

Four

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