Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

Esmé Raji Codell
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 165 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

Esmé Raji Codell
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 165 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Which student, according to Codell, is "an old lady in disguise"?
(a) Vanessa.
(b) Asha.
(c) Selena.
(d) Esther.

2. Why do school administrators reject Codell's proposal for the Fairy Tale Festival?
(a) The subject matter is inappropriate in a school setting.
(b) The festival is too ambitious.
(c) Many of Codell's proposals pose a danger to safety.
(d) Administrators cannot agree on the day to have the festival.

3. Who does Codell make her "time machine" out of?
(a) An old armoire.
(b) A large plastic tarp.
(c) Heavy curtains.
(d) A refrigerator box covered in aluminum foil.

4. Why is Latoya consistently late to school in the second week of April?
(a) Her family has been moved to a shelter, and she must take the train instead of walking.
(b) Latoya's mother has been beating her, and she cannot get out of bed until late every morning.
(c) She is now living with her biological father, and must take a bus instead of walking.
(d) Latoya is silently protesting the idea of coming to school.

5. How does Codell teach the students to multiply double-digit numbers?
(a) By using "cha-cha" dance steps.
(b) By having the students create an Aesop's Fable about the numbers.
(c) By creating an elaborate flashcard system.
(d) By staging a Jeopardy-style game show.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Codell take Ms. Coil's suggestion that she should place student papers on her wall higher up?

2. How old is Esme Codell when given a job at the public school at the start of the book?

3. What does Codell tell Mr. Turner about why he did not receive her classroom's inaugural newsletter?

4. What about Mr. Turner's phone call habits irks Codell in the first few entries of the book?

5. What important test does Codell's class take on May 13th?

(see the answer key)

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