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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 admit she saw more clearly now that Clarence was gone?
(a) She was a very good teacher.
(b) She was wrong about Clarence.
(c) She was able to see the other children's needs more clearly.
(d) She was certain to lose her job.

2. What did Mrs. Zajac think about the Science Fair while resting in the center of the gym?
(a) This was the worst fair she could remember.
(b) This was much too difficult for the children to understand.
(c) This was the best fair she could remember.
(d) The school needed a full time science teacher.

3. What question did Mrs. Zajac begin asking herself in March?
(a) "Where are we going for summer vacation?"
(b) "What happened to Miss Hunt?"
(c) "Am I burned out?"
(d) "Is this year ever going to be over?"

4. Who was Jim Padden?
(a) Mrs.Zajac's father.
(b) The Alpha teacher.
(c) Mrs. Zajac's uncle.
(d) The sixth grade teacher.

5. What are the two adjectives Mrs. Zajac used to describe her childhood?
(a) Lonely and anxious.
(b) Very happy but constrained.
(c) Confused and anxious.
(d) Happy but very lonely.

6. What suggestion did Al give the teachers at Kelly School during their staff meeting in March?
(a) "If you want better students, be better disciplinarians."
(b) "If you are not teaching, get with it."
(c) "If you are not happy, think about leaving."
(d) "If you do not want to be a teacher, find something else to do."

7. What did Mrs. Zajac dream about the weekend after Clarence left her class?
(a) Clarence died.
(b) Clarence was in her class again.
(c) Clarence tried to teach the class.
(d) Clarence was her boss.

8. What did Mrs. Zajac often mutter to herself in her classroom?
(a) "Patience and understanding make things go smoother."
(b) "Patience, Mrs. Zajac. Patience."
(c) "When is this year going to end?"
(d) "I am a very good teacher."

9. What kinds of things appeared around Robert's desk during the school week?
(a) Pencils, erasers, staples, newspapers, comic books.
(b) Old candy wrappers, apple cores, pencils, undone homework sheets.
(c) Books, magazines, comic books, newspapers.
(d) Staples, bits of paper, spiral wires from notebooks, candy wrappers.

10. With whom did the new student Juanita live?
(a) With her aunt and cousins.
(b) With Mrs. Zajac and her family.
(c) With her mother and two siblings.
(d) With her father and stepmother.

11. What did Mrs. Zajac's class smell like in the spring?
(a) The sour smell of sneakers.
(b) Flowers from the class garden.
(c) Construction paper.
(d) Cedar wood chips.

12. What two things happened in Kelly School during the early winter that affected Mrs. Zajac deeply?
(a) Mr. Laudato's leaving and Mary Ann's retirement.
(b) Mary Ann's retirement and the fire at Kelly School.
(c) Al's retirement and her husband's transfer.
(d) Blanca's sudden departure and Lil's death.

13. When did Mrs. Zajac take the same field trip her students were taking with her now?
(a) When she was in fifth grade.
(b) When she was in high school.
(c) When she was on vacation with her family.
(d) When she was in summer camp.

14. Which student held Mrs. Zajac's hand and stayed near her during the field trip?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Felipe.
(c) Allyson.
(d) Claude.

15. What did Mrs. Zajac dread telling Clarence before spring break?
(a) That he was being expelled from school.
(b) That he was being moved to a special class.
(c) That she was moving to the sixth grade.
(d) That she was placing his desk in the hall for the rest of the year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Zajac realize was the reason she was unable to sleep?

2. Who were the "three Claudes" Mrs. Zajac identified as being part of Claude's personality?

3. What was printed on the tee shirts Holyoke's assistant superintendent brought as gifts for their Puerto Rican hosts?

4. While Robert was in time-out isolation, and Mrs. Zajac accidentally left him with a penny, what did he do with it?

5. What was one thing Father Joyce noticed about the English speakers during mass?

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