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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 was one thing Mrs. Zajac expected from her students?
(a) That they did their best.
(b) That they knew the Pledge of Allegiance.
(c) That they raised their hand.
(d) That they remained quiet in class.

2. What did classroom management require as Mrs. Zajac practiced it?
(a) A period of trial and error.
(b) An acting out of strength over weakness.
(c) An enlargement of the senses.
(d) A constant struggle against violence.

3. When Clarence was particularly nasty to Pam, what did Judith say to him?
(a) "You have the brain of a caterpillar."
(b) "Just get out if you don't want to learn."
(c) "Miss Hunt is a good teacher."
(d) "Get out of her face."

4. Why did Mrs. Zajac hold Clarence in her room after school on Friday?
(a) For screaming at the student teacher.
(b) For rough-housing on the playground.
(c) For not doing his homework.
(d) For hitting other children.

5. 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 assigning homework because it might be too hard.
(c) Treating white children better than others.
(d) Not treating children equally due to their circumstances.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the last sharp ethnic division left in Holyoke when Mrs. Zajac was teaching?

2. Who took care of Mrs. Zajac's infant daughter while she was teaching?

3. What happened if a student did not hand in their best work?

4. When was Kelly School built?

5. About how many "personal interactions" does a teacher need to manage successfully in order for students to feel secure?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In the first chapter, what does the reader learn about Mrs. Zajac? How old is she? How long has she been a teacher? Does she have a family?

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

4. 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?

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. 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?

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

8. How did the students respond to Miss Hunt's leaving the class once her student teaching time was over? How did Mrs. Zajac respond? Which students surprised Mrs. Zajac when they were sad to see Miss Hunt go?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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