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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What quality did Mrs. Zajac think Pam displayed that was most important for a new teacher?
(a) Her detachment from the children.
(b) The emotion she brought to the job.
(c) Her determination to get through her assigned work.
(d) The sense of order she wanted to have.

3. What book did Mrs. Zajac read at the end of her summer break?
(a) "The Art of Teaching Writing."
(b) "How to Teach."
(c) "The Art of Creative Writing."
(d) "How Children Learn."

4. Where did Mrs. Zajac eat lunch every day and with whom?
(a) In her car where there was peace and quiet.
(b) In the teachers' room with her friend Mary Ann.
(c) Outside on a picnic table in the playground.
(d) In the cafeteria at the teachers' table.

5. 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) What negligent parents allowed their children to watch on TV.
(c) How late her students went to sleep regularly.
(d) How important Sesame Street was to children.

6. What happened to the Flats in the 1980's?
(a) Michelin Tire Co. opened a factory there.
(b) People set fire to abandoned buildings.
(c) The city turned it into green space.
(d) Rehab companies built high rises.

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

8. 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 back row of the configuration.
(c) Desks in the middle of the U-shaped desk configuration.
(d) Desks in the hall for misbehavers.

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

10. About half of Mrs. Zajac's class was what nationality?
(a) Mexican.
(b) Puerto Rican.
(c) Vietnamese.
(d) Korean.

11. What were the two smells in Mrs. Zajac's class at the beginning of the school year?
(a) Construction paper, and roach and rodent spray.
(b) Flowers from outside and bologna sandwiches.
(c) Floor cleaner and rubber cement.
(d) Crayons and new books.

12. 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.

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

14. What was Holyoke's primary industry at the turn of the century?
(a) Glass bottle production.
(b) Aluminum can production.
(c) Paper production.
(d) Automobile headlight production.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was the music teacher's Halloween project with Mrs. Zajac's students?

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

5. What were the two things the city of Holyoke was known for?

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