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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 Mrs. Zajac often mutter to herself in her classroom?
(a) "I am a very good teacher."
(b) "Patience and understanding make things go smoother."
(c) "When is this year going to end?"
(d) "Patience, Mrs. Zajac. Patience."

2. Where was Felipe's clubhouse?
(a) Behind the karate parlor alongside a canal.
(b) Behind the church along the river.
(c) Behind his house in the back yard.
(d) Behind the school in an alleyway.

3. How did Felipe's father learn English when he arrived in America?
(a) Reading books.
(b) Public school.
(c) English classes.
(d) Immersion.

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

5. While Robert was in time-out isolation, and Mrs. Zajac accidentally left him with a penny, what did he do with it?
(a) Robert threw it across the room to Dick.
(b) Robert swallowed the penny and began to choke.
(c) Robert put the penny on Mrs. Zajac's desk
(d) Robert scratched the back of his hand open until it bled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Zajac dream about the weekend after Clarence left her class?

2. On what did Claude build his model river?

3. Why did Felipe's father choose to live in the Flats?

4. What did Felipe see out of the field trip bus window?

5. What did Al say at the end of his talk to his teachers about the standardized tests results?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Mrs. Zajac think the students in her class would react to Clarence's departure from their class? How did they actually respond to Clarence not being in the classroom?

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

4. What were some of the other students' projects entered in the science fair? How did Mrs. Zajac feel about the parents who did not help their children with their Science Fair projects?

5. 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?

6. To what church did Mrs. Zajac belong for all of her life? Why was this? What did Mrs. Zajac enjoy about her church?

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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