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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Clarence say on his way out of his after-school meeting with Mrs. Zajac on Friday afternoon?
(a) "I hate this school!"
(b) "I'm too stupid for school."
(c) "I'm never coming back."
(d) "I hate Mrs. Zajac!"

2. What were the other subjects students had in the afternoons in Mrs. Zajac's class?
(a) Creative writing and science.
(b) Social studies and math.
(c) English and history.
(d) Math and social studies.

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

4. 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 girl who becomes a witch.
(c) A book about a boy whose toys come alive at night.
(d) A book about a boy whose toy cowboy comes alive.

5. How many children were in Mrs. Zajac's class?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Twenty five.

6. Who came to the school to help the teachers learn how to teach the new math?
(a) The principal and a math teacher who had been to a conference.
(b) College teachers from the local community college.
(c) Representatives from the textbook publishers.
(d) No one.

7. What did Mrs. Zajac worry about after asking Jimmy why he was so tired?
(a) How much time her students spent reading at home.
(b) How late her students went to sleep regularly.
(c) How important Sesame Street was to children.
(d) What negligent parents allowed their children to watch on TV.

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

9. 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 oldest and poorest town in the state.
(d) Being the birthplace of both volleyball and Lestoil.

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

11. What are "cumes"?
(a) Student cumulative reports.
(b) Detention lists.
(c) Lesson plans.
(d) Student hall passes.

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

13. 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 Baptists, African Americans, and Protestants.
(c) Between Puerto Ricans, Jews, and blue-bloods.
(d) Between Irish Catholics, Baptists, and Puerto Ricans.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the principal of Kelly School identify as one of his better skills?

2. What did Mrs. Zajac write on the board daily before her students arrived?

3. Who gave Miss Hunt the longest and most elaborate farewell card?

4. What did Judith do when she had finished her classwork and had extra time?

5. How long did it take Mrs. Zajac to learn her students' names?

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