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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Robert was in time-out isolation, and Mrs. Zajac accidentally left him with a penny, what did he do with it?
(a) Robert put the penny on Mrs. Zajac's desk
(b) Robert threw it across the room to Dick.
(c) Robert scratched the back of his hand open until it bled.
(d) Robert swallowed the penny and began to choke.

2. What does Robert say to Mrs. Zajac one day to show her he had not done his homework?
(a) "Do you want me to go to the principal's office now?"
(b) "Do you want me to sit quietly at my desk and read?"
(c) "Do you want me to go out into the hall while you read the answers?"
(d) "Do you want me to sit next to Jennifer while you go over the homework?"

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

4. What question did Clarence ask Mrs. Zajac while he was filling out an application for the Boy Scouts?
(a) "What does 'address' mean?"
(b) "Where do I put my name?"
(c) "What is my zip code?"
(d) "Do I have to be a Boy Scout?"

5. What word did the author use to describe Mrs. Zajac's style in the classroom?
(a) Physicality.
(b) Uncertainty.
(c) Obstinate.
(d) Insecurity.

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

7. Where was Felipe's clubhouse?
(a) Behind his house in the back yard.
(b) Behind the karate parlor alongside a canal.
(c) Behind the church along the river.
(d) Behind the school in an alleyway.

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

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

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

11. Who were the "three Claudes" Mrs. Zajac identified as being part of Claude's personality?
(a) The absent-minded, the sad and lonely, and the maddening Claudes.
(b) The absent-minded, the arrogant, and the sassy Claudes.
(c) The foolish, the ignorant, and the meddling Claudes.
(d) The overweight, the problematic, and the ignorant Claudes.

12. What was the topic for Claude's Science Fair project?
(a) A water wheel.
(b) The formation of rivers and streams.
(c) Formation of the oceans.
(d) A laser beam.

13. What is the name of the alternative junior high school in Holyoke?
(a) Crossroads.
(b) Logos.
(c) Lincoln Square.
(d) Church Square.

14. Who was not able to join the class for Mrs. Zajac's class field trip?
(a) Claude.
(b) Felipe.
(c) Robert.
(d) Jennifer.

15. When did the first five Puerto Rican families arrive in Holyoke?
(a) 1858.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1904.
(d) 1958.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two adjectives Mrs. Zajac used to describe her childhood?

2. What did Mrs. Zajac hope to convince Robert's mother to do for him?

3. What did Felipe see out of the field trip bus window?

4. What did Mrs. Zajac dream about the weekend after Clarence left her class?

5. What was a Puerto Rican name for a hypocrite?

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