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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 had trouble memorizing long passages.
(d) He could not stand still long enough to say the pledge.

2. What did Mrs. Zajac tell her students to think when they hand in their work to her?
(a) "I tried really hard."
(b) "This is the best I can do and I'm proud of it."
(c) "I did my best,"
(d) "I hope she does not grade hard."

3. When was the one time Mrs. Zajac cried in class?
(a) When the planes flew into the Twin Towers.
(b) When the Viet Nam war was over.
(c) When the space shuttle exploded and a teacher was killed.
(d) When her students hurt her feelings.

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

5. Who was Mrs. Zajac's most difficult student after Clarence?
(a) Robert.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Felipe.
(d) Jimmy.

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

7. How many children in Mrs. Zajac's class ate free lunches?
(a) About three fourths.
(b) Very few.
(c) About half.
(d) About two thirds.

8. What percentage of Kelly School children came from homes receiving some form of public assistance?
(a) 40%.
(b) 75%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 60%.

9. What was the name of the neighborhood in which Kelly School was located?
(a) The Oaks.
(b) The Flats.
(c) The Green.
(d) The Wedge.

10. Where was Old Ward Four?
(a) A twenty-minute ride from the Flats.
(b) Just down the hill from the Flats.
(c) Up the hill from the Flats.
(d) Outside the city limits.

11. What does Mrs. Zajac consider the cruelest form of prejudice a teacher can have?
(a) Not assigning homework because it might be too hard.
(b) Not treating children equally due to their circumstances.
(c) Treating white children better than others.
(d) Not expecting fifth graders to be able to read well.

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

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

14. How many reading groups did Mrs. Zajac have in her classroom?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Mrs. Zajac done her student teaching?

2. When was Kelly School built?

3. Where did Mrs. Zajac and her husband live when they were first married?

4. What did students in Mrs. Zajac's class know by the end of the first day in social studies?

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

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