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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. Where did Felipe live?
(a) In the apartment building across from the school.
(b) In the renovated northern section of the Flats.
(c) In the neighborhood behind the interstate.
(d) In the factory area behind the Flats.

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

3. What did Arnie say to Mrs. Zajac when she had returned form Puerto Rico?
(a) "You look about twenty."
(b) "You look like an old lady."
(c) "Do we have to work?"
(d) "How was your vacation?"

4. 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.

5. Which students worked with Claude on a Science Fair project?
(a) Ashley and Jennifer.
(b) Pedro and Jimmy.
(c) Dick and Felipe.
(d) Judith and Robert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Felipe's clubhouse?

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

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

4. While Robert was in time-out isolation, and Mrs. Zajac accidentally left him with a penny, what did he do with it?

5. What did Felipe say when the class returned to school from their field trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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. 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?

4. 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?

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

6. 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?

7. 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?

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

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

10. 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?

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