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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 happened to a young substitute who came to Kelly School for the first time?
(a) He asked Mrs. Zajac for help.
(b) He became a fifth grade teacher.
(c) He lost control of the class, and the principal sent him home.
(d) He wrote a book about his experiences substituting at Kelly School.

2. What does Mrs. Zajac believe is the first prerequisite for discipline?
(a) Confidence.
(b) Arrogance.
(c) Determination.
(d) Respect.

3. Why did Mrs. Zajac recite the rosary at night?
(a) As a way to relieve her guilt for being a poor teacher on some days.
(b) As an alternative to counting sheep and a way not to think about her students.
(c) As a way to ask for help and guidance while teaching her students.
(d) As a way to help remember there was a power strong than she.

4. What was Mrs. Zajac's maiden name?
(a) Christine Pepper.
(b) Christine Pemmer.
(c) Christine Padden.
(d) Christine Peddler.

5. About how many "personal interactions" does a teacher need to manage successfully in order for students to feel secure?
(a) About one hundred.
(b) About fifty.
(c) About three hundred.
(d) About two hundred.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Zajac learn about Clarence during the Pledge to Allegiance?

2. When she canceled science for a day, what did Mrs. Zajac substitute in its stead?

3. What kind of car did Mrs. Zajac drive?

4. What was Mrs. Zajac's husband's name?

5. What did classroom management require as Mrs. Zajac practiced it?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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. What was Mrs. Zajac's favorite saying, or mantra, to her students? What does she want her students to understand about learning?

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. 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?

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

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

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