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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. How many minutes did Mrs. Zajac give students to read whatever they want to?
(a) Thirty minutes.
(b) Twenty-five minutes.
(c) No time, they were too busy.
(d) Fifteen minutes.

2. Who were the two children in her class Mrs. Zajac imagined bringing home to live with her?
(a) Courtney and Jimmy.
(b) Jennifer and Manny.
(c) Arabella and Dick.
(d) Mariposa and Felipe.

3. What does Mrs. Zajac consider the cruelest form of prejudice a teacher can have?
(a) Not expecting fifth graders to be able to read well.
(b) Not treating children equally due to their circumstances.
(c) Treating white children better than others.
(d) Not assigning homework because it might be too hard.

4. What was the "cafetorium?"
(a) A huge room that served as the library and the cafeteria.
(b) A type of music that played over the loudspeakers at lunch.
(c) A style of cafeteria line management.
(d) A huge room that served as both cafeteria and auditorium.

5. What did Mrs. Zajac say was the important thing Judith and Alice had in common?
(a) They both were church going young girls.
(b) They were both in Girl Scouts troops.
(c) They both had two parents who took care of, and cared for them.
(d) They both knew Spanish and English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Zajac believe is the first prerequisite for discipline?

2. Which student did Mrs. Zajac acknowledge brought out the worst in her?

3. Where did Mrs. Zajac eat lunch every day and with whom?

4. What percentage of Kelly School children came from homes receiving some form of public assistance?

5. What did Clarence say on his way out of his after-school meeting with Mrs. Zajac on Friday afternoon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What subject did Mrs. Zajac's students have on Wednesday afternoons? How was the behavior in the classroom different from other times as the students prepared their Halloween project?

2. How was Robert's behavior in class? What were Mrs. Zajac's concerns about both his work and his behavior? What new behaviors had Mrs. Zajac noticed?

3. 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?

4. What was the name of Mrs. Zajac's school and where was it located? What did we know about the school? What was the make-up of the student body in her classroom?

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

6. What kind of parent participation did Mrs. Zajac receive from her students' families? How did she respond to this situation?

7. How did Clarence's behavior change in the first three days of school? What was Mrs. Zajac's reaction? What were Clarence's consequences for his behavior? What does Mrs. Zajac finally decide to do?

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. What were the work conditions for female teachers of the late 19th and 20th centuries?

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