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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Awakenings, Chapters 1-3 (pg 26 - 53).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mrs. Zajac tell her students to think when they hand in their work to her?
(a) "I hope she does not grade hard."
(b) "I tried really hard."
(c) "I did my best,"
(d) "This is the best I can do and I'm proud of it."

2. What prevented Mrs. Zajac from teaching lessons for as long as she wanted?
(a) She needed a break.
(b) She spent too much time on discipline.
(c) She was too disorganized.
(d) Classes switched rooms at the sound of the school bell.

3. What game did Mrs. Zajac invent in order to get her students' attention in math one day?
(a) She played "I am thinking of a number."
(b) She started demonstrating card tricks.
(c) She was the student, and the students were the teacher.
(d) She pretended she was asleep at her desk.

4. What grade was Mrs. Zajac's son in?
(a) Second grade.
(b) Third grade.
(c) First grade.
(d) Preschool.

5. When she canceled science for a day, what did Mrs. Zajac substitute in its stead?
(a) Creative writing.
(b) An informal art lesson.
(c) Independent reading.
(d) Music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the principal of Kelly School identify as one of his better skills?

2. What did students in Mrs. Zajac's class know by the end of the first day in social studies?

3. What were the "middle person desks" in Mrs. Zajac's classroom?

4. What book did Mrs. Zajac read at the end of her summer break?

5. How many reading groups did Mrs. Zajac have in her classroom?

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