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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Codell's reading group method, what role does the "literary luminary" play?
(a) Making questions up about the book.
(b) Guessing what comes next in the plot of the book.
(c) Reading passages out loud.
(d) Defining difficult words in the text.

2. What does Codell tell B. B., which she later apologizes for?
(a) She tells B. B. he's very likely to end up in a street gang.
(b) She says he is acting like a jerk.
(c) She says B. B. deserved all the beatings his mother gave him.
(d) She says she wishes B. B. was not in her class.

3. Why is Codell's day spoiled on April 11th?
(a) Mr. Turner reports her to the union for insubordination.
(b) Chicago experiences the worst rainstorm in fifty years.
(c) Someone stole a pack of stickers.
(d) Random gunfire erupts in the street, and a classroom window is shot out.

4. Which word best completes the following Codell phrase: So much of teaching is _____.
(a) Taking attendance.
(b) Constructing bulletin boards.
(c) Sharing.
(d) Tolerating bad behavior.

5. What conflict resolution does Kyle agree to with Zykrecia?
(a) Kyle agrees to bake her a cupcake for her upcoming birthday.
(b) Kyle agrees to never speak to Zykrecia again.
(c) Kyle agrees to return the pencil he stole.
(d) Kyle will bring her lunch for a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stages does Codell create as part of her Storyteller Festival?

2. What animal does Melanie do her vertebrate report on?

3. What teaching guidelines are given to the school by the Michael Jordan Foundation?

4. In the Afterword, how does the chairman of the State Board of Education act when he visits a school?

5. Why doesn't Codell respond favorably to the educational chiropractor?

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