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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Baptists, African Americans, and Protestants.
(d) Between Irish Catholics, Baptists, and Puerto Ricans.

2. About how many "personal interactions" does a teacher need to manage successfully in order for students to feel secure?
(a) About one hundred.
(b) About two hundred.
(c) About three hundred.
(d) About fifty.

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

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

5. Where had Mrs. Zajac done her student teaching?
(a) Newman School.
(b) The West Street School.
(c) Kelly School.
(d) Burroughs School.

6. After two days of being out of her class while Miss Hunt taught it, what did Mrs. Zajac say?
(a) "What a relief not to be in there!"
(b) "Oh! I want my class back!"
(c) "Pam will never make a good teacher."
(d) "Why would anyone want to become a teacher today?"

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

8. What did Judith tell Mrs. Zajac she wanted to do when she got older?
(a) Learn to be a fashion designer.
(b) Live in New York and become an actress.
(c) Go to college.
(d) Get married and have children.

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

10. What did Judith do when she had finished her classwork and had extra time?
(a) Work on math problems or read.
(b) Draw or read.
(c) Whisper to the other girls.
(d) Work on her novel or read.

11. 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) Make as much noise as they wanted.
(d) Eat their snacks early.

12. What prevented Mrs. Zajac from teaching lessons for as long as she wanted?
(a) She needed a break.
(b) Classes switched rooms at the sound of the school bell.
(c) She was too disorganized.
(d) She spent too much time on discipline.

13. Why did Mrs. Zajac hold Clarence in her room after school on Friday?
(a) For hitting other children.
(b) For rough-housing on the playground.
(c) For not doing his homework.
(d) For screaming at the student teacher.

14. What word did Manny call out in class that caused Mrs. Zajac to bop him on the top of his head with paper?
(a) "Cucaracha!"
(b) "Diablo!"
(c) "Ohmygosh!"
(d) "No way!"

15. Counting all of her math and reading students, how many students did Mrs. Zajac teach every day?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Thirty five.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Sixty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were some of the implements Ancient Greek and Roman teachers used to enforce discipline in the classroom?

2. What was Mrs. Zajac's maiden name?

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

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

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

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