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

2. What does Codell notice about the new class of teachers that will be teaching along with her at the new school?

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

4. Which is NOT one of the activities Codell proposes for the Fairy Tale Festival?

5. Why does Mr. Turner object to the winner of the Addy doll during the November 5th assembly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is The Happy Box?

2. Briefly describe the day when Billy Williams becomes teacher for a day.

3. Describe the Storyteller Festival.

4. What is the nature of the struggle between Codell and Mr. Turner in Part I in regards to Codell's proper form of address?

5. What reasons does Trelease give in the Afterword for his contention that Educating Esme is "terribly relevant"?

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

7. What toll has the school year taken on Codell?

8. Describe the first time the "time machine" is used.

9. What is Codell's attitude toward teaching sexual education?

10. Why do the students stab the substitute teacher in the back with a pencil on February 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the numerous challenges of the poor, urban educational environment? How does Codell's attitude on this topic differ from Mr. Turner's?

Essay Topic 2

In a few places in the text, Codell speaks of why she's doing what she's doing, and what reward, literally or figurative, she is receiving for her work.

1)Describe two times in the text that Codell has felt "rewarded" in her work.

2)What is the nature of this "reward"? How does this relate to a teacher's purpose in general?

3)What might be considered Codell's ultimate reward, to her mind? In a perfect world, what kind of satisfaction would she be receiving from her work, and what form would it take?

Essay Topic 3

The class has a moment of unity when they read The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes.

1)Describe the plot of The Hundred Dresses.

2)Why do you think the story caused Ashworth to reveal the fact of his missing finger to the class?

3)What larger comment does this incident make about the power of learning and of reading?

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