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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. Who left Mrs. Zajac's class in April of the school year?
(a) Claude.
(b) Alejandro.
(c) Clarence.
(d) Jennifer.

2. Who were the "three Claudes" Mrs. Zajac identified as being part of Claude's personality?
(a) The absent-minded, the arrogant, and the sassy Claudes.
(b) The absent-minded, the sad and lonely, and the maddening Claudes.
(c) The foolish, the ignorant, and the meddling Claudes.
(d) The overweight, the problematic, and the ignorant Claudes.

3. Who was missing from Clarence's core evaluation meeting?
(a) Mrs. Zajac.
(b) His mother.
(c) The psychologist.
(d) The principal.

4. What two things happened in Kelly School during the early winter that affected Mrs. Zajac deeply?
(a) Mary Ann's retirement and the fire at Kelly School.
(b) Mr. Laudato's leaving and Mary Ann's retirement.
(c) Al's retirement and her husband's transfer.
(d) Blanca's sudden departure and Lil's death.

5. What did Mrs. Zajac dread telling Clarence before spring break?
(a) That she was placing his desk in the hall for the rest of the year.
(b) That he was being expelled from school.
(c) That he was being moved to a special class.
(d) That she was moving to the sixth grade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the standardized tests given to sixth graders at Kelly School?

2. With what fictional character did Mrs. Zajac compare herself to as she led her students in the halls?

3. How did Felipe's father learn English when he arrived in America?

4. What song did the girls sing on the bus ride from their field trip back to school?

5. Where had Alice's father taken Alice, Judith, and Margaret to help then with their Science Fair project?

Short Essay Questions

1. As the class approached spring break, how did Mrs. Zajac feel about her class? About herself? What were her parting words to Jimmy as the children leave for a week's break?

2. What did Mrs. Zajac begin to realize about continuing to keep Clarence in her class? What were her options?

3. What did Mrs. Zajac experience during her trip to Puerto Rico that surprised and delighted her? Why was this an important experience on the trip?

4. Who in Mrs. Zajac's class won a ribbon for their Science Fair project? How did the ribbon recipients respond to being awarded for their efforts? How did the other children respond to the award?

5. What were some of the changes January brought to Mrs. Zajac's class and her students?

6. What did Mrs. Zajac and her family do over spring break? Who organized the experience? Why did Mrs. Zajac decide to spend her spring break this way?

7. Who among Mrs. Zajac's students was particularly excited about entering the science fair? What was the project? How did Mrs. Zajac feel about this student's participation in the science fair?

8. What is the history of Puerto Ricans in the town of Holyoke? How were they treated in the second half of the twentieth century?

9. Who were the four students Mrs. Zajac thought would probably fail the sixth grade standardized tests the following year and why? How did she think her other students would perform on the test?

10. What were some of the differences Mrs. Zajac noticed between the English Mass and the Spanish mass? What did she learn about the Puerto Rican culture by attending the bilingual mass Father Joyce offered?

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