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

2. Where did Mrs. Zajac meet her husband Billy?
(a) Waitressing.
(b) High school.
(c) College.
(d) Grammar school.

3. Which students worked with Claude on a Science Fair project?
(a) Dick and Felipe.
(b) Pedro and Jimmy.
(c) Judith and Robert.
(d) Ashley and Jennifer.

4. What was one thing Father Joyce noticed about the Hispanic parishioners during the Spanish mass?
(a) They gave generously to the church.
(b) They left their young children at home.
(c) They liked to sit together in the front pews.
(d) They liked to interrupt mass with questions.

5. When was Kelly School built?
(a) In the 1920's
(b) In the 1970's.
(c) In the 1960's.
(d) In the 1940's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take Mrs. Zajac to learn her students' names?

2. What response did one of Al's critics give after he made a suggestion to the teachers at a meeting?

3. What did Mrs. Zajac say was the important thing Judith and Alice had in common?

4. While teaching a lesson with one student, what did Mrs. Zajac do with her eyes as she taught?

5. What happened to a young substitute who came to Kelly School for the first time?

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