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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When she returned from February vacation, what does Mrs. Zajac think about Clarence?
2. What did Felipe see out of the field trip bus window?
3. Where did Mrs. Zajac meet her husband Billy?
4. Where did Felipe live?
5. Which students worked with Claude on a Science Fair project?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the Alpha class? Who decided whether a child was appropriate for the Alpha class?
2. As the class approached spring break, how did Mrs. Zajac feel about her class? About herself? What were her parting words to Jimmy as the children leave for a week's break?
3. How did Kelly Schools fare on the standardized tees the sixth grade took? How did Principal Laudato respond to this news? How did Mrs. Zajac respond?
4. Where was Robert during the Science Fair? What did Mrs. Zajac learn about Robert and his efforts to participate in the Science Fair?
5. How did Mrs. Zajac differ outside of her class from inside her classroom?
6. How did Mrs. Zajac think the students in her class would react to Clarence's departure from their class? How did they actually respond to Clarence not being in the classroom?
7. To what church did Mrs. Zajac belong for all of her life? Why was this? What did Mrs. Zajac enjoy about her church?
8. What were some of the changes January brought to Mrs. Zajac's class and her students?
9. What did Mrs. Zajac dream about the night before her first day in class without Clarence? How does she feel as the week begins and Clarence is not there?
10. Who in Mrs. Zajac's class won a ribbon for their Science Fair project? How did the ribbon recipients respond to being awarded for their efforts? How did the other children respond to the award?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the following quote and its relevance to the book:
"Teachers usually have no way of knowing that they have made a difference in a child's life, even when they have made a dramatic one. But for children who are used to thinking of themselves as stupid or not worth talking to or deserving rape and beatings, a good teacher can provide an astonishing revelation. A good teacher can give a child at least a chance to feel. 'She thinks I'm worth something. Maybe I am.' "
Essay Topic 2
Kelly School was the setting for this book. Where was the school? What information did the author give about the history of the school? About the physical plant of the school? What was the ethnic make up of the school? Could this book have been set in a different school in a different city? Why?
Essay Topic 3
What does the term "dual captivity" mean? How does it apply to public education?
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