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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Discipline, Chapters 1-5, (pg 111-142).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who came to the school to help the teachers learn how to teach the new math?
(a) The principal and a math teacher who had been to a conference.
(b) No one.
(c) College teachers from the local community college.
(d) Representatives from the textbook publishers.

3. What was the last sharp ethnic division left in Holyoke when Mrs. Zajac was teaching?
(a) Between Baptists, African Americans, and Protestants.
(b) Between Puerto Ricans, Jews, and blue-bloods.
(c) Between Irish Catholics, Baptists, and Puerto Ricans.
(d) Between Puerto Ricans, the latest newcomers, and everyone else.

4. What did Judith do when she had finished her classwork and had extra time?
(a) Whisper to the other girls.
(b) Draw or read.
(c) Work on math problems or read.
(d) Work on her novel or read.

5. What was unusual about Pedro's uncle who lived with him?
(a) He was a transvestite.
(b) He was paralyzed from the neck down.
(c) He was a television announcer.
(d) He was a circus performer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Zajac consider the cruelest form of prejudice a teacher can have?

2. When she canceled science for a day, what did Mrs. Zajac substitute in its stead?

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

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

5. Who was Lil?

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