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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What game did Mrs. Zajac invent in order to get her students' attention in math one day?
(a) She started demonstrating card tricks.
(b) She played "I am thinking of a number."
(c) She pretended she was asleep at her desk.
(d) She was the student, and the students were the teacher.

2. What quality did Mrs. Zajac think Pam displayed that was most important for a new teacher?
(a) Her detachment from the children.
(b) The emotion she brought to the job.
(c) Her determination to get through her assigned work.
(d) The sense of order she wanted to have.

3. Who gave Miss Hunt the longest and most elaborate farewell card?
(a) Robert.
(b) Felipe.
(c) Judith.
(d) Clarence.

4. Why did Mrs. Zajac recite the rosary at night?
(a) As a way to help remember there was a power strong than she.
(b) As an alternative to counting sheep and a way not to think about her students.
(c) As a way to ask for help and guidance while teaching her students.
(d) As a way to relieve her guilt for being a poor teacher on some days.

5. What did Mrs. Zajac allow the students to do on the first day?
(a) Choose their own desks.
(b) Talk about their summer vacations.
(c) Eat their snacks early.
(d) Make as much noise as they wanted.

6. What did Mrs. Zajac put on her classroom door before the children arrived?
(a) A room number.
(b) A picture of herself.
(c) A red paper apple.
(d) A red paper schoolhouse.

7. What different kinds of reports did Mrs Zajac assign to her students monthly?
(a) Book and history reports and creative writing.
(b) Book, ancient history, and biology reports.
(c) Book, current events and general science reports.
(d) Book, science, social studies reports, and several stories.

8. What were the two smells in Mrs. Zajac's class at the beginning of the school year?
(a) Flowers from outside and bologna sandwiches.
(b) Floor cleaner and rubber cement.
(c) Crayons and new books.
(d) Construction paper, and roach and rodent spray.

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

10. What were the "middle person desks" in Mrs. Zajac's classroom?
(a) Desks in the middle of the U-shaped desk configuration.
(b) Desks in the middle of the back row of the configuration.
(c) Desks in the hall for misbehavers.
(d) Desks behind the teacher's desk.

11. Who were the two children in her class Mrs. Zajac imagined bringing home to live with her?
(a) Jennifer and Manny.
(b) Courtney and Jimmy.
(c) Arabella and Dick.
(d) Mariposa and Felipe.

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

13. What did a colleague of Mrs. Zajac say about her?
(a) "Chris is too old to teach."
(b) "Chris is not afraid to try new things."
(c) "Chris is a positive teacher."
(d) "Chris is dedicated to the school."

14. What was the favorite book Mrs. Zajac was reading to her students after recess daily?
(a) A book about a boy whose toy cowboy comes alive.
(b) A book about an alien who comes to live with a boy.
(c) A book about a boy whose toys come alive at night.
(d) A book about a girl who becomes a witch.

15. What did classroom management require as Mrs. Zajac practiced it?
(a) A constant struggle against violence.
(b) A period of trial and error.
(c) An acting out of strength over weakness.
(d) An enlargement of the senses.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. About how many "personal interactions" does a teacher need to manage successfully in order for students to feel secure?

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

4. What did Clarence say on his way out of his after-school meeting with Mrs. Zajac on Friday afternoon?

5. What did Mrs. Zajac want to come back as in her next life?

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