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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through June (Chapters 1-3).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word did the author use to describe Mrs. Zajac's style in the classroom?
(a) Uncertainty.
(b) Insecurity.
(c) Obstinate.
(d) Physicality.

2. Who was not able to join the class for Mrs. Zajac's class field trip?
(a) Claude.
(b) Robert.
(c) Felipe.
(d) Jennifer.

3. What happened to a young substitute who came to Kelly School for the first time?
(a) He became a fifth grade teacher.
(b) He wrote a book about his experiences substituting at Kelly School.
(c) He asked Mrs. Zajac for help.
(d) He lost control of the class, and the principal sent him home.

4. What did Mrs. Zajac learn about Clarence during the Pledge to Allegiance?
(a) He did not know with confidence his left hand from his right.
(b) He did not know the Pledge to Allegiance.
(c) He could not stand still long enough to say the pledge.
(d) He had trouble memorizing long passages.

5. Why did Felipe's father choose to live in the Flats?
(a) Because real estate was cheap.
(b) Because he could send Felipe to Kelly School.
(c) Because he had nowhere else to go.
(d) Because he wanted to know what was going on with his people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Zajac and Judith talk about one hot June day while Mrs. Zajac looked out of the window?

2. What different kinds of reports did Mrs Zajac assign to her students monthly?

3. Who gave Miss Hunt the longest and most elaborate farewell card?

4. Who imagined an aristocracy of intellect raised by public education?

5. When was Kelly School built?

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