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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of the bilingual teacher next door to Mrs. Zajac's classroom?
(a) Vincent Garcia.
(b) Vincent Pena.
(c) Victor Hernandez.
(d) Victor Guevara.

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

4. When she canceled science for a day, what did Mrs. Zajac substitute in its stead?
(a) Independent reading.
(b) An informal art lesson.
(c) Creative writing.
(d) Music.

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

6. Who was Lil?
(a) The principal's secretary.
(b) The school nurse.
(c) The principal.
(d) Clarence's mother.

7. What was the "cafetorium?"
(a) A style of cafeteria line management.
(b) A huge room that served as both cafeteria and auditorium.
(c) A huge room that served as the library and the cafeteria.
(d) A type of music that played over the loudspeakers at lunch.

8. How long did it take Mrs. Zajac to learn her students' names?
(a) Five days.
(b) Four days.
(c) A week.
(d) Overnight.

9. What was the core evaluation Mrs. Zajac wanted to get started for Pedro?
(a) A psychiatric evaluation for recommending ADHD drugs.
(b) A group of achievements tests.
(c) An IQ test and a skills assessment test for a blind child.
(d) A comprehensive evaluation of the student and his needs.

10. What did Mrs. Zajac write on the board daily before her students arrived?
(a) The day, the date, and the schedule.
(b) The day and the students who owed her work.
(c) The word of the day, and the students who owed her work.
(d) The day of the week and the number for the day.

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

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

13. 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 was the student, and the students were the teacher.
(c) She played "I am thinking of a number."
(d) She pretended she was asleep at her desk.

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

15. What was the name of the student teacher in Mrs. Zajac's class?
(a) Miss Smith.
(b) Miss Hunt.
(c) Miss Catch.
(d) Miss Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Zajac tell her students to think when they hand in their work to her?

2. What kind of car did Mrs. Zajac drive?

3. What was the Highland Dingle?

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

5. When was the one time Mrs. Zajac cried in class?

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