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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many minutes did Mrs. Zajac give students to read whatever they want to?
(a) Twenty-five minutes.
(b) Thirty minutes.
(c) Fifteen minutes.
(d) No time, they were too busy.

2. Where was Old Ward Four?
(a) Just down the hill from the Flats.
(b) Up the hill from the Flats.
(c) Outside the city limits.
(d) A twenty-minute ride from the Flats.

3. What was the name of the student teacher in Mrs. Zajac's class?
(a) Miss Smith.
(b) Miss Catch.
(c) Miss Hunt.
(d) Miss Brown.

4. What did Mrs. Zajac write on the board daily before her students arrived?
(a) The day of the week and the number for the day.
(b) The word of the day, and the students who owed her work.
(c) The day and the students who owed her work.
(d) The day, the date, and the schedule.

5. How old was Mrs. Zajac at the time of this book?
(a) Forty-four.
(b) Fifty-four.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Thirty-four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the "cafetorium?"

2. About how many pieces of paper did Mrs. Zajac handle daily at school

3. Who took care of Mrs. Zajac's infant daughter while she was teaching?

4. What are "cumes"?

5. What were the other subjects students had in the afternoons in Mrs. Zajac's class?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the afternoons like for Mrs. Zajac? Why were they easier for her?

2. In the first chapter, what does the reader learn about Mrs. Zajac? How old is she? How long has she been a teacher? Does she have a family?

3. What did Mrs. Zajac realize were the similarities and difference between Alice and Judith?

4. What were the demographics of Kelly School? Were they in line with the demographics of the community? What else do we know about the families attending Kelly School?

5. Where was Mrs. Zajac born, and where did she grow up? What did her father do for a living? What was a unique quality about the town in which she was born?

6. How was Robert's behavior in class? What were Mrs. Zajac's concerns about both his work and his behavior? What new behaviors had Mrs. Zajac noticed?

7. What happened in the 1970's to the town of Holyoke? How did this affect the town and its economy? What plans did the state and local governments come up with to renew Holyoke?

8. Why did Clarence immediately catch Mrs. Zajac's eye? What were some of his behaviors in the classroom? What did she and her student teacher Miss Hunt notice about Clarence?

9. What is the concept of "dual captivity"?

10. Clarence continued to be a concern in Mrs. Zajac's class. What kinds of things did Clarence do that were of concern to Mrs. Zajac? How did these behaviors contrast with others in the classroom?

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