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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sent Away, Chapters 1-8, (pg 145-193).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Zajac consider the cruelest form of prejudice a teacher can have?
(a) Not expecting fifth graders to be able to read well.
(b) Not assigning homework because it might be too hard.
(c) Treating white children better than others.
(d) Not treating children equally due to their circumstances.

2. What did Clarence ask Mrs. Zajac if he could do after they laughed together over the "Nobody" joke?
(a) Stay at her house for dinner.
(b) Sit next to Jennifer.
(c) Clean her desk.
(d) Wash the blackboards.

3. What was Holyoke's primary industry at the turn of the century?
(a) Aluminum can production.
(b) Automobile headlight production.
(c) Glass bottle production.
(d) Paper production.

4. What did a colleague of Mrs. Zajac say about her?
(a) "Chris is not afraid to try new things."
(b) "Chris is too old to teach."
(c) "Chris is dedicated to the school."
(d) "Chris is a positive teacher."

5. Where was Old Ward Four?
(a) Outside the city limits.
(b) Up the hill from the Flats.
(c) A twenty-minute ride from the Flats.
(d) Just down the hill from the Flats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the principal of Kelly School when Mrs. Zajac was a teacher there?

2. What did Pedro's mother write on the bottom of his permission slip for the core evaluation?

3. Which two girls were obviously friends and wanted to sit together in class?

4. What was something Mrs. Zajac liked about Pam's lessons for the children?

5. What was the name of the bilingual teacher next door to Mrs. Zajac's classroom?

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