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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. What is Ismene's response when Codell asks her if she is married?
(a) "No. I never found the right man who could understand my passion for teaching."
(b) "No. I have enough children to take care of without a husband."
(c) "No. My husband died several years ago in a car accident."
(d) "Yes. The only thing that makes me happier than my students is my own children."

2. What is Codell's true intention in using the time machine?
(a) The time machine provides a "time out" for misbehaving students.
(b) She feels that reading is a kind of time travel.
(c) Doing work alone in the time machine will make the day seem to go faster for bored students.
(d) By thinking about different years and traveling through time, students will learn math concepts.

3. On December 14th, older children steal which of Codell's classroom accessories?
(a) The Thinking Cap.
(b) Her roller skates.
(c) The Happy Box.
(d) The Time Machine.

4. Which is NOT one of the ways in which Codell's class learns about Native Americans?
(a) They visit the zoo to see an American buffalo.
(b) They have a guest speaker come to share Native American artifacts.
(c) They dress up in authentically-researched Native American clothing.
(d) They perform a rain dance.

5. Which student must be stopped from casting voodoo spells on students in class?
(a) Esther.
(b) B. B.
(c) Vanessa.
(d) Shira.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first student to use the "time machine"?

2. Who ultimately says "No" to Codell's proposal for the Fairy Tale Festival?

3. What does Codell use the Thinking Cap for?

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

5. Why does Mr. Turner object to Codell's school social committee guidelines on February 15th?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the blue, pink, and gold sari Codell receives?

2. Describe the last day of school.

3. Describe the theft of the Columbus comic book and its resolution.

4. What changes does Ms. Coil suggest in a January 18 entry, and what does Codell think of these suggestions?

5. What is Codell's opinion of the teaching education she received?

6. Who is Marky?

7. What award does Codell win early in Part III, and why is it important to her?

8. Why does Codell take B. B. and his little sister in to her home for a night?

9. At the beginning of Part I, what does fifth-grader Melanie warn incoming students about the fifth grade?

10. What happens with Perry, the gang member Codell confronts regarding an incident on October 13?

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