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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through June (Chapters 1-3).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Irish immigrants bring to America with them as keepsakes of their home?
(a) Quilts from friends.
(b) Wool from sheep.
(c) Pieces of tatted lace.
(d) Pieces of Irish sod.

2. Who imagined an aristocracy of intellect raised by public education?
(a) Horace Mann.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) W.E.B. Du Bois.
(d) John Dewey.

3. What did Pedro tell Mrs. Zajac when she told him about his testing results?
(a) "No wonder I can't do my homework."
(b) "I am smarter than they think I am."
(c) "Sometimes I know things and I can't say them."
(d) "No way I can catch up on my language."

4. What were the two things the city of Holyoke was known for?
(a) Being the home of Abbott and Costello and the first radio tower.
(b) Being the birthplace of both volleyball and Lestoil.
(c) Being the oldest and poorest town in the state.
(d) Being the start of the Appalachian Trail and the Smokey Mountains.

5. What does Robert say to Mrs. Zajac one day to show her he had not done his homework?
(a) "Do you want me to go out into the hall while you read the answers?"
(b) "Do you want me to sit next to Jennifer while you go over the homework?"
(c) "Do you want me to go to the principal's office now?"
(d) "Do you want me to sit quietly at my desk and read?"

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the standardized tests given to sixth graders at Kelly School?

2. What change did Mrs. Zajac see in Clarence after she initiated the core evaluation for him?

3. Why did Mrs. Zajac hold Clarence in her room after school on Friday?

4. How old was Mrs. Zajac at the time of this book?

5. What was the "cafetorium?"

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