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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 grade was Mrs. Zajac's son in?
(a) First grade.
(b) Preschool.
(c) Third grade.
(d) Second grade.

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

3. After two days of being out of her class while Miss Hunt taught it, what did Mrs. Zajac say?
(a) "Pam will never make a good teacher."
(b) "Oh! I want my class back!"
(c) "Why would anyone want to become a teacher today?"
(d) "What a relief not to be in there!"

4. How many children were in Mrs. Zajac's class?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Twenty five.
(d) Thirty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What prevented Mrs. Zajac from teaching lessons for as long as she wanted?

2. While Pam was teaching the class, who was disruptive and threatened to punch her?

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

4. What did students in Mrs. Zajac's class know by the end of the first day in social studies?

5. About half of Mrs. Zajac's class was what nationality?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

6. 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?

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. 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?

9. 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?

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

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