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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 one thing Father Joyce noticed about the Hispanic parishioners during the Spanish mass?
(a) They left their young children at home.
(b) They liked to sit together in the front pews.
(c) They liked to interrupt mass with questions.
(d) They gave generously to the church.

2. When did Mrs. Zajac take the same field trip her students were taking with her now?
(a) When she was in fifth grade.
(b) When she was in summer camp.
(c) When she was in high school.
(d) When she was on vacation with her family.

3. With what fictional character did Mrs. Zajac compare herself to as she led her students in the halls?
(a) The stepmother in "Cinderella."
(b) Belle in "Beauty and the Beast."
(c) Perdita in "101 Dalmatians."
(d) The mother duck in "Make Way for Ducklings."

4. What did the children in the classroom Mrs. Zajac visited ask her for?
(a) Her autograph.
(b) A book.
(c) Her photograph.
(d) Spare change.

5. What change did Mrs. Zajac see in Clarence after she initiated the core evaluation for him?
(a) He became meaner to the other children.
(b) He ran in and out of the class constantly.
(c) He began cursing in class.
(d) He became more docile in class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one thing Father Joyce noticed about the English speakers during mass?

2. Which student held Mrs. Zajac's hand and stayed near her during the field trip?

3. What did Mrs. Zajac dread telling Clarence before spring break?

4. Who was Jim Padden?

5. What response did one of Al's critics give after he made a suggestion to the teachers at a meeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How did Mrs. Zajac differ outside of her class from inside her classroom?

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

5. Who was the new child sent to Mrs. Zajac's class when school resumed after winter break? How did she get to Holyoke and Mrs. Zajac's class?

6. 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?

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

8. 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?

9. How did Kelly Schools fare on the standardized tees the sixth grade took? How did Principal Laudato respond to this news? How did Mrs. Zajac respond?

10. 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?

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