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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Sciene Fair, Chapters 1-3, (pg 263 - 295).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the one time Mrs. Zajac cried in class?
(a) When the Viet Nam war was over.
(b) When the space shuttle exploded and a teacher was killed.
(c) When her students hurt her feelings.
(d) When the planes flew into the Twin Towers.

2. What suggestion did Al give the teachers at Kelly School during their staff meeting in March?
(a) "If you are not happy, think about leaving."
(b) "If you are not teaching, get with it."
(c) "If you want better students, be better disciplinarians."
(d) "If you do not want to be a teacher, find something else to do."

3. What did students in Mrs. Zajac's class know by the end of the first day in social studies?
(a) Their name, address, and phone number.
(b) Their first three presidents.
(c) Their continent and the oceans surrounding it.
(d) Their city, state, and country and where they were located on a map.

4. What was printed on the tee shirts Holyoke's assistant superintendent brought as gifts for their Puerto Rican hosts?
(a) "Holyoke, birthplace of volleyball."
(b) "Holyoke, not just another school district."
(c) "Holyoke, home of the Flats."
(d) "Holyoke, home of dedicated educators."

5. What did Mrs. Zajac dread telling Clarence before spring break?
(a) That she was moving to the sixth grade.
(b) That he was being expelled from school.
(c) That she was placing his desk in the hall for the rest of the year.
(d) That he was being moved to a special class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Holyoke's primary industry at the turn of the century?

2. What did Mrs. Zajac admit she saw more clearly now that Clarence was gone?

3. About how many "personal interactions" does a teacher need to manage successfully in order for students to feel secure?

4. How did Father Joyce define a "cultural Catholic?"

5. How did Kelly School children score on the standardized tests whose results arrived that year?

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