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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Pages 165 through 185.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the plot of the story "The Pudding Like the Night on the Sea"?
(a) A father threatens to whip and beat his son, but it turns out that the "whipping" and "beating" involve making pudding.
(b) A pudding cup joins with other food items to defeat a rotten piece of cheese.
(c) A pudding comes to life to terrorize a small town.
(d) A schoolgirl imagines that her pudding is the ocean, and she daydreams about a fantastic sea voyage.

2. What does Mr. Turner initially call Codell, which frustrates her?
(a) Mrs. Cordell.
(b) Ms. Esme.
(c) Ms. Esme Raji Codell.
(d) Miss Codell.

3. Why doesn't Codell respond favorably to the educational chiropractor?
(a) She thinks the rules being proposed are much too harsh for the students.
(b) She wishes to sign her name "Madame Esme," and the educational chiropractor discourages this.
(c) She doesn't believe in the curriculum conformity he advocates.
(d) She believes her classroom seating arrangement is just fine without someone interfering.

4. What is the "last straw" that causes Codell to force Mr. Turner to suspend B. B.?
(a) B. B. refuses to do his homework.
(b) B. B. calls her a bad name.
(c) B. B. sneaks into the girls' bathroom.
(d) B. B. steals a book.

5. Which student actually stabbed the substitute teacher in the back with a pencil?
(a) Billy Williams.
(b) The students never reveal who it is.
(c) Serena.
(d) Esther.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Codell's impression of the scary story contest she holds for Halloween?

2. On October 29th, Codell creates an after-school club with what focus?

3. Why is Codell afraid of B. B. returning from suspension?

4. What does the first student to use the "time machine" report about his or her experience?

5. How does Codell interact with the Slick Boys "Just Say No" campaign?

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