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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 did Judith say to Mrs. Zajac as the class looked out on the open field and pastureland?
(a) "I am ready to go home now."
(b) "I want to live here."
(c) "My father would love this."
(d) "Is it quiet like this in Puerto Rico?"

2. What did Mrs. Zajac's class smell like in the spring?
(a) Flowers from the class garden.
(b) Cedar wood chips.
(c) The sour smell of sneakers.
(d) Construction paper.

3. Where had Alice's father taken Alice, Judith, and Margaret to help then with their Science Fair project?
(a) The Holyoke electric power plant.
(b) The Holyoke city hall.
(c) The Holyoke water power plant.
(d) The Holyoke library.

4. What did Mrs. Zajac dream about the weekend after Clarence left her class?
(a) Clarence died.
(b) Clarence was in her class again.
(c) Clarence was her boss.
(d) Clarence tried to teach the class.

5. What was a Puerto Rican name for a hypocrite?
(a) Bastante.
(b) Ignorante.
(c) Yagrumos.
(d) Ylluego.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question did Clarence ask Mrs. Zajac while he was filling out an application for the Boy Scouts?

2. What word did the author use to describe Mrs. Zajac's style in the classroom?

3. To what did Mrs. Zajac compare her Irish ancestors' immigration?

4. Who was not able to join the class for Mrs. Zajac's class field trip?

5. How did Kelly School children score on the standardized tests whose results arrived that year?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mrs. Zajac dream about the night before her first day in class without Clarence? How does she feel as the week begins and Clarence is not there?

2. 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?

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

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. When was the science fair at Kelly School? Why was this event important to the students and their families?

6. 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?

7. What was the Alpha class? Who decided whether a child was appropriate for the Alpha class?

8. 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?

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

10. What student left Mrs. Zajac's class? Why did the student leave?

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