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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 Holyoke's primary industry at the turn of the century?
(a) Aluminum can production.
(b) Glass bottle production.
(c) Automobile headlight production.
(d) Paper production.

2. What kind of car did Mrs. Zajac drive?
(a) A small yellow station wagon.
(b) A small black station wagon.
(c) A Volvo station wagon.
(d) A small red station wagon.

3. What were the two smells in Mrs. Zajac's class at the beginning of the school year?
(a) Construction paper, and roach and rodent spray.
(b) Floor cleaner and rubber cement.
(c) Flowers from outside and bologna sandwiches.
(d) Crayons and new books.

4. What was the core evaluation Mrs. Zajac wanted to get started for Pedro?
(a) An IQ test and a skills assessment test for a blind child.
(b) A comprehensive evaluation of the student and his needs.
(c) A psychiatric evaluation for recommending ADHD drugs.
(d) A group of achievements tests.

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

Short Answer 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?

2. What is "dual captivity?"

3. What did Judith do when she had finished her classwork and had extra time?

4. What were the two things the city of Holyoke was known for?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were Fridays good days in Mrs. Zajac's fifth grade class? How did they compare to Mondays?

2. How did Mrs. Zajac begin her school day? What did she teach in the mornings? Why was this a challenge?

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

4. When and where did Mrs. Zajac have time to grade her social studies papers? What trend did Mrs. Zajac see in her students' performance? Who in particular had made real strides in class and homework? Who had not done so well?

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

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. Why did Mrs. Zajac allow her students to choose their own desks on the first day of school? What message did she want to send to her students? What did she learn about the children by allowing them their choice of seats?

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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