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

2. What did the children in the classroom Mrs. Zajac visited ask her for?
(a) Her autograph.
(b) A book.
(c) Her photograph.
(d) Spare change.

3. What was the name of Mrs. Zajac's church?
(a) Loyola.
(b) The Holy Name.
(c) Sacred Heart.
(d) The Blessed Heart.

4. What happened to Lisette, one of the quiet children in the room, in October?
(a) Her mother had a baby.
(b) She became sick and quit school.
(c) She was chosen to be in a spelling bee.
(d) Her building burned down and her family moved away.

5. What was something Mrs. Zajac liked about Pam's lessons for the children?
(a) She was organized and a good disciplinarian.
(b) She incorporated games into her teaching.
(c) She taught one thing at a time.
(d) She had a strong teaching voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word did the author use to describe Mrs. Zajac's style in the classroom?

2. What prevented Mrs. Zajac from teaching lessons for as long as she wanted?

3. How did Felipe's father learn English when he arrived in America?

4. What was something Mrs. Zajac thought was a weakness of Pam's as a teacher?

5. What did Mrs. Zajac see that Robert had tried to create for his Science Fair project?

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