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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Felipe say when the class returned to school from their field trip?
(a) "That was the best trip I ever had!"
(b) "Why did we take that trip?"
(c) "Can we go again tomorrow?"
(d) "I wanted to eat at McDonald's."

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

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

4. While on their field trip, what detour did Mrs. Zajac take as a treat?
(a) To the candy factory for rock candy.
(b) To the bakehouse for cookies.
(c) To the bakery for hot rolls.
(d) To the candy store for chocolate coins.

5. What did Mrs. Zajac hope to convince Robert's mother to do for him?
(a) Bring him to a psychiatrist for an evaluation.
(b) Bring him to a tutor for his math and science work.
(c) Bring him to a physician and get his tetanus shots.
(d) Bring him to the barber and get his hair cut.

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

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

8. 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.

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

10. What was a Puerto Rican name for a hypocrite?
(a) Ylluego.
(b) Ignorante.
(c) Yagrumos.
(d) Bastante.

11. What did Mrs. Zajac decide to work on with Claude for the rest of the year?
(a) His organizational skills.
(b) His need to run around the classroom screaming?
(c) His use of proper English.
(d) His attitude toward his classmates.

12. What did Clarence ask Mrs. Zajac if he could do after they laughed together over the "Nobody" joke?
(a) Wash the blackboards.
(b) Clean her desk.
(c) Stay at her house for dinner.
(d) Sit next to Jennifer.

13. Where did Felipe live?
(a) In the factory area behind the Flats.
(b) In the renovated northern section of the Flats.
(c) In the neighborhood behind the interstate.
(d) In the apartment building across from the school.

14. On what did Claude build his model river?
(a) A wooden crate.
(b) A metal serving tray.
(c) A piece or cardboard covered in foil.
(d) A piece of plywood.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Mrs. Zajac take the same field trip her students were taking with her now?

2. What did Mrs. Zajac admit she saw more clearly now that Clarence was gone?

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

4. What was the one topic not permitted at the Kelly School Science Fair?

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

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