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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 allow the students to do on the first day?
(a) Make as much noise as they wanted.
(b) Eat their snacks early.
(c) Choose their own desks.
(d) Talk about their summer vacations.

2. What were the two smells in Mrs. Zajac's class at the beginning of the school year?
(a) Floor cleaner and rubber cement.
(b) Crayons and new books.
(c) Flowers from outside and bologna sandwiches.
(d) Construction paper, and roach and rodent spray.

3. About how many pieces of paper did Mrs. Zajac handle daily at school
(a) About 100.
(b) About 200.
(c) About 150.
(d) About 75.

4. Why did Mrs. Zajac hold Clarence in her room after school on Friday?
(a) For screaming at the student teacher.
(b) For not doing his homework.
(c) For rough-housing on the playground.
(d) For hitting other children.

5. How many reading groups did Mrs. Zajac have in her classroom?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word did Manny call out in class that caused Mrs. Zajac to bop him on the top of his head with paper?

3. What did Clarence say on his way out of his after-school meeting with Mrs. Zajac on Friday afternoon?

4. What did Mrs. Zajac want to come back as in her next life?

5. What did Mrs. Zajac worry about after asking Jimmy why he was so tired?

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