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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 word did Manny call out in class that caused Mrs. Zajac to bop him on the top of his head with paper?
(a) "Ohmygosh!"
(b) "Cucaracha!"
(c) "Diablo!"
(d) "No way!"

2. Where did Mrs. Zajac eat lunch every day and with whom?
(a) Outside on a picnic table in the playground.
(b) In the cafeteria at the teachers' table.
(c) In her car where there was peace and quiet.
(d) In the teachers' room with her friend Mary Ann.

3. What different kinds of reports did Mrs Zajac assign to her students monthly?
(a) Book, ancient history, and biology reports.
(b) Book, current events and general science reports.
(c) Book, science, social studies reports, and several stories.
(d) Book and history reports and creative writing.

4. What was the name of the neighborhood in which Kelly School was located?
(a) The Wedge.
(b) The Oaks.
(c) The Green.
(d) The Flats.

5. What happened to Lisette, one of the quiet children in the room, in October?
(a) She became sick and quit school.
(b) Her mother had a baby.
(c) She was chosen to be in a spelling bee.
(d) Her building burned down and her family moved away.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the principal of Kelly School identify as one of his better skills?

3. What was something Mrs. Zajac liked about Pam's lessons for the children?

4. How many children were in Mrs. Zajac's class?

5. What was the first social studies question Mrs. Zajac asked her class?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. What were the afternoons like for Mrs. Zajac? Why were they easier for her?

6. 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?

7. What is the subject of Kidder's story? Is it fiction or non-fiction? How does he go about learning about his subject?

8. What are "cume" folders? Why do teachers have them? What goes into them? How does Mrs. Zajac use the cumes and why?

9. 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?

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

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