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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Isla del Encanto, Chapters 1-2, (pg 231- 258).
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who took care of Mrs. Zajac's infant daughter while she was teaching?
(a) Her mother.
(b) A childcare center.
(c) Her husband Billy.
(d) Her aunt.
2. Who left Mrs. Zajac's class in April of the school year?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Claude.
(c) Clarence.
(d) Alejandro.
3. What was the last sharp ethnic division left in Holyoke when Mrs. Zajac was teaching?
(a) Between Baptists, African Americans, and Protestants.
(b) Between Puerto Ricans, Jews, and blue-bloods.
(c) Between Puerto Ricans, the latest newcomers, and everyone else.
(d) Between Irish Catholics, Baptists, and Puerto Ricans.
4. What two things happened in Kelly School during the early winter that affected Mrs. Zajac deeply?
(a) Blanca's sudden departure and Lil's death.
(b) Al's retirement and her husband's transfer.
(c) Mr. Laudato's leaving and Mary Ann's retirement.
(d) Mary Ann's retirement and the fire at Kelly School.
5. How did Father Joyce define a "cultural Catholic?"
(a) Someone who was not Catholic but raised children as Catholics.
(b) A Catholic who lived and breathed the religion.
(c) Someone who did not attend mass but still called himself a Catholic.
(d) A second generation Puerto Rican.
Short Answer Questions
1. With what fictional character did Mrs. Zajac compare herself to as she led her students in the halls?
2. Why did Mrs. Zajac recite the rosary at night?
3. What percentage of Kelly School children came from homes receiving some form of public assistance?
4. What was the name of the neighborhood in which Kelly School was located?
5. What did Mrs. Zajac say was the important thing Judith and Alice had in common?
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