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

2. With whom did the new student Juanita live?
(a) With Mrs. Zajac and her family.
(b) With her mother and two siblings.
(c) With her aunt and cousins.
(d) With her father and stepmother.

3. 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 became more docile in class.
(d) He began cursing in class.

4. What kinds of things appeared around Robert's desk during the school week?
(a) Old candy wrappers, apple cores, pencils, undone homework sheets.
(b) Pencils, erasers, staples, newspapers, comic books.
(c) Staples, bits of paper, spiral wires from notebooks, candy wrappers.
(d) Books, magazines, comic books, newspapers.

5. When she returned from February vacation, what does Mrs. Zajac think about Clarence?
(a) "That child needs more attention."
(b) "There is no end to his arrogance."
(c) "I do not think I can pass him into sixth grade."
(d) "I am controlling him a lot and teaching him little."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what did Claude build his model river?

3. What did Irish immigrants bring to America with them as keepsakes of their home?

4. What question did Clarence ask Mrs. Zajac while he was filling out an application for the Boy Scouts?

5. What did Mrs. Zajac realize was the reason she was unable to sleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What student left Mrs. Zajac's class? Why did the student leave?

3. 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?

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 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?

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

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. 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?

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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