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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. Whose hand shot up for almost every question Mrs. Zajac asked the class?
(a) Felipe.
(b) Anthony.
(c) Chris.
(d) Clarence.

2. What did the principal of Kelly School identify as one of his better skills?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Discipline.
(c) Parent conferences.
(d) Organization.

3. What was the name of the bilingual teacher next door to Mrs. Zajac's classroom?
(a) Vincent Pena.
(b) Victor Hernandez.
(c) Victor Guevara.
(d) Vincent Garcia.

4. 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) Treating white children better than others.
(c) Not treating children equally due to their circumstances.
(d) Not assigning homework because it might be too hard.

5. What was Mrs. Zajac's husband's name?
(a) Will.
(b) Bob.
(c) Tom.
(d) Bill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are "cumes"?

2. When was the one time Mrs. Zajac cried in class?

3. What did Mrs. Zajac write on the board daily before her students arrived?

4. What was one thing Mrs. Zajac expected from her students?

5. What game did Mrs. Zajac invent in order to get her students' attention in math one day?

(see the answer key)

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