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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 Mrs. Zajac's husband's name?
(a) Bill.
(b) Will.
(c) Tom.
(d) Bob.

2. What was the first social studies question Mrs. Zajac asked her class?
(a) "What country is to the south of us?"
(b) "What is the name of our country?"
(c) "What is the name of the country to the north of us?"
(d) "What planet do we live on?"

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

4. What was unusual about Pedro's uncle who lived with him?
(a) He was a circus performer.
(b) He was paralyzed from the neck down.
(c) He was a television announcer.
(d) He was a transvestite.

5. When was Kelly School built?
(a) In the 1970's.
(b) In the 1920's
(c) In the 1940's.
(d) In the 1960's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Zajac worry about after asking Jimmy why he was so tired?

2. What did Mrs. Zajac say was the important thing Judith and Alice had in common?

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

4. How many minutes did Mrs. Zajac give students to read whatever they want to?

5. Which two girls were obviously friends and wanted to sit together in class?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

10. What are some of the frustrations teachers teaching today face?

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