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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many minutes did Mrs. Zajac give students to read whatever they want to?
(a) Twenty-five minutes.
(b) Fifteen minutes.
(c) No time, they were too busy.
(d) Thirty minutes.

2. What did Mrs. Zajac say about Judith when comparing the child with herself?
(a) Judith was about as mature as she was.
(b) Judith was as tired as she was.
(c) Judith was as smart as she was.
(d) Judith was as outgoing as she was.

3. What does Mrs. Zajac believe is the first prerequisite for discipline?
(a) Arrogance.
(b) Respect.
(c) Confidence.
(d) Determination.

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

5. What were the two things the city of Holyoke was known for?
(a) Being the home of Abbott and Costello and the first radio tower.
(b) Being the start of the Appalachian Trail and the Smokey Mountains.
(c) Being the birthplace of both volleyball and Lestoil.
(d) Being the oldest and poorest town in the state.

6. What grade was Mrs. Zajac's son in?
(a) Preschool.
(b) First grade.
(c) Second grade.
(d) Third grade.

7. What did the principal of Kelly School identify as one of his better skills?
(a) Parent conferences.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Organization.
(d) Discipline.

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

9. 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 a way to ask for help and guidance while teaching her students.
(c) As a way to relieve her guilt for being a poor teacher on some days.
(d) As an alternative to counting sheep and a way not to think about her students.

10. What was the Highland Dingle?
(a) A hunting area in the middle of the Highlands.
(b) A patch of woods in the middle of the Highlands.
(c) A picnic area in the middle of the Highlands.
(d) A community garden in the middle of the Highlands.

11. What did Mrs. Zajac say was the important thing Judith and Alice had in common?
(a) They both were church going young girls.
(b) They were both in Girl Scouts troops.
(c) They both had two parents who took care of, and cared for them.
(d) They both knew Spanish and English.

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

13. What was one thing Mrs. Zajac expected from her students?
(a) That they remained quiet in class.
(b) That they did their best.
(c) That they raised their hand.
(d) That they knew the Pledge of Allegiance.

14. What was Mrs. Zajac's maiden name?
(a) Christine Padden.
(b) Christine Peddler.
(c) Christine Pepper.
(d) Christine Pemmer.

15. What did Dick say to a classmate one day about Mrs. Zajac?
(a) "She sees everything, so don't bother."
(b) "She can be a real pain."
(c) "She is a fun teacher but mean when she gets mad."
(d) "She knows every trick in the book."

Short Answer Questions

1. About half of Mrs. Zajac's class was what nationality?

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

3. What did Mrs. Zajac allow the students to do on the first day?

4. What were the two smells in Mrs. Zajac's class at the beginning of the school year?

5. How many reading groups did Mrs. Zajac have in her classroom?

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