View a FREE sample

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 admit she saw more clearly now that Clarence was gone?
(a) She was able to see the other children's needs more clearly.
(b) She was a very good teacher.
(c) She was certain to lose her job.
(d) She was wrong about Clarence.

2. What question did Clarence ask Mrs. Zajac while he was filling out an application for the Boy Scouts?
(a) "What is my zip code?"
(b) "Do I have to be a Boy Scout?"
(c) "What does 'address' mean?"
(d) "Where do I put my name?"

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

4. What was the topic for Claude's Science Fair project?
(a) A water wheel.
(b) Formation of the oceans.
(c) A laser beam.
(d) The formation of rivers and streams.

5. Who was not able to join the class for Mrs. Zajac's class field trip?
(a) Robert.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Felipe.
(d) Claude.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Mrs. Zajac hope to convince Robert's mother to do for him?

3. What did Mrs. Zajac think about the Science Fair while resting in the center of the gym?

4. Whom did Mrs. Zajac ask to clean out Clarence's desk?

5. What did Arnie say to Mrs. Zajac when she had returned form Puerto Rico?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. 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?

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. 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?

7. Where did Mrs. Zajac take her class on a field trip? Why did she choose this place for the children to see? Why was this trip especially important to Judith and Arabella?

8. 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?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,348 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample