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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 was the one topic not permitted at the Kelly School Science Fair?
(a) Volcanoes.
(b) Water power.
(c) Earthquakes.
(d) Dinosaurs.

2. When did the first five Puerto Rican families arrive in Holyoke?
(a) 1858.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1904.
(d) 1899.

3. Who was Jim Padden?
(a) The Alpha teacher.
(b) Mrs. Zajac's uncle.
(c) Mrs.Zajac's father.
(d) The sixth grade teacher.

4. On what did Claude build his model river?
(a) A piece or cardboard covered in foil.
(b) A piece of plywood.
(c) A metal serving tray.
(d) A wooden crate.

5. What did Mrs. Zajac think about the Science Fair while resting in the center of the gym?
(a) This was much too difficult for the children to understand.
(b) The school needed a full time science teacher.
(c) This was the best fair she could remember.
(d) This was the worst fair she could remember.

Short Answer Questions

1. What suggestion did Al give the teachers at Kelly School during their staff meeting in March?

2. What change did Mrs. Zajac see in Clarence after she initiated the core evaluation for him?

3. What are the two adjectives Mrs. Zajac used to describe her childhood?

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

5. What two things happened in Kelly School during the early winter that affected Mrs. Zajac deeply?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Where was Robert during the Science Fair? What did Mrs. Zajac learn about Robert and his efforts to participate in the Science Fair?

3. What kinds of behavior did Robert exhibit that concerned Mrs. Zajac? What did she want Robert's mother to do? Did Robert's mother follow through with this suggestion?

4. 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?

5. 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?

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

8. 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?

9. How did some of the teachers at Kelly School speak about the Puerto Rican students at Kelly School? Why did they respond this way to them?

10. 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?

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