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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 see that Robert had tried to create for his Science Fair project?
(a) A robot.
(b) A camera.
(c) A battery.
(d) An electric light.

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

3. Which two girls in Mrs. Zajac's class stayed close together during the field trip?
(a) Ashley and Andrea.
(b) Jennifer and Judith.
(c) Judith and Arabella.
(d) Judith and Ashley.

4. What did Mrs. Zajac realize was the reason she was unable to sleep?
(a) She did nothing to prevent Clarence moving out of her classroom.
(b) She wanted a divorce from her husband.
(c) She was burned out and did not want to go back to school.
(d) She was asked to be the new principal of Kelly School.

5. What was the best part of the trip to Puerto Rico for Mrs. Zajac?
(a) The visit to Comerio.
(b) The visit to Montezuma.
(c) The visit to San Juan.
(d) The visit to Cracoa.

6. What was printed on the tee shirts Holyoke's assistant superintendent brought as gifts for their Puerto Rican hosts?
(a) "Holyoke, birthplace of volleyball."
(b) "Holyoke, home of the Flats."
(c) "Holyoke, home of dedicated educators."
(d) "Holyoke, not just another school district."

7. What did Judith say to Mrs. Zajac as the class looked out on the open field and pastureland?
(a) "Is it quiet like this in Puerto Rico?"
(b) "I want to live here."
(c) "My father would love this."
(d) "I am ready to go home now."

8. Who was missing from Clarence's core evaluation meeting?
(a) The principal.
(b) Mrs. Zajac.
(c) His mother.
(d) The psychologist.

9. What did Felipe see out of the field trip bus window?
(a) Arby's.
(b) McDonald's.
(c) Burger King.
(d) Wendy's.

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

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

12. How did Father Joyce define a "cultural Catholic?"
(a) Someone who did not attend mass but still called himself a Catholic.
(b) A second generation Puerto Rican.
(c) A Catholic who lived and breathed the religion.
(d) Someone who was not Catholic but raised children as Catholics.

13. What did Irish immigrants bring to America with them as keepsakes of their home?
(a) Pieces of tatted lace.
(b) Pieces of Irish sod.
(c) Quilts from friends.
(d) Wool from sheep.

14. What did Al say at the end of his talk to his teachers about the standardized tests results?
(a) "We all try here. I know that."
(b) "We do the best with what we have, but we can do much better."
(c) "We do the best we can do, and that's that."
(d) "We're doing a good job. We really are."

15. To what did Mrs. Zajac compare her Irish ancestors' immigration?
(a) To the Jews entering Israel.
(b) To German immigration.
(c) To the gold rush in California.
(d) To the Puerto Rican immigration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the newspaper Felipe bought and brought home to his father and a resident of his building?

2. Where did Mrs. Zajac go on St Patrick's Day?

3. Who left Mrs. Zajac's class in April of the school year?

4. When did the first five Puerto Rican families arrive in Holyoke?

5. On what did Claude build his model river?

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