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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Clarence say on his way out of his after-school meeting with Mrs. Zajac on Friday afternoon?
(a) "I'm too stupid for school."
(b) "I'm never coming back."
(c) "I hate Mrs. Zajac!"
(d) "I hate this school!"

2. What is "dual captivity?"
(a) A teacher may not leave the room unless the students do too.
(b) A parent must send their children to school and school must keep them.
(c) A students cannot leave the classroom without the teacher's permission.
(d) A student has to be in school, and the teacher has to teach them.

3. How many children were in Mrs. Zajac's class?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twenty five.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Thirty.

4. What was the Highland Dingle?
(a) A hunting area in the middle of the Highlands.
(b) A picnic area in the middle of the Highlands.
(c) A community garden in the middle of the Highlands.
(d) A patch of woods in the middle of the Highlands.

5. What did a colleague of Mrs. Zajac say about her?
(a) "Chris is a positive teacher."
(b) "Chris is dedicated to the school."
(c) "Chris is too old to teach."
(d) "Chris is not afraid to try new things."

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mrs. Zajac's maiden name?

2. What grade was Mrs. Zajac's son in?

3. What was the name of the student teacher in Mrs. Zajac's class?

4. Who was Lil?

5. What was the "cafetorium?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened in the 1970's to the town of Holyoke? How did this affect the town and its economy? What plans did the state and local governments come up with to renew Holyoke?

2. Clarence continued to be a concern in Mrs. Zajac's class. What kinds of things did Clarence do that were of concern to Mrs. Zajac? How did these behaviors contrast with others in the classroom?

3. What is the concept of "dual captivity"?

4. What were some of the tips Mrs. Zajac gives Pam Hunt before her three days teaching in the classroom alone?

5. Why did Clarence immediately catch Mrs. Zajac's eye? What were some of his behaviors in the classroom? What did she and her student teacher Miss Hunt notice about Clarence?

6. Where was Mrs. Zajac born, and where did she grow up? What did her father do for a living? What was a unique quality about the town in which she was born?

7. What were Mrs. Zajac's concerns about Pedro? What was his behavior like in class? What plan did she come up with learn more about Pedro?

8. What were the demographics of Kelly School? Were they in line with the demographics of the community? What else do we know about the families attending Kelly School?

9. What were the specific goals Mrs. Zajac had for all of her students in the fifth grade? Why did she consider these goals important?

10. What was Mrs. Zajac's favorite saying, or mantra, to her students? What does she want her students to understand about learning?

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