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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did classroom management require as Mrs. Zajac practiced it?

2. What did Mrs. Zajac learn about Clarence during the Pledge to Allegiance?

3. What did the principal of Kelly School identify as one of his better skills?

4. What did Mrs. Zajac tell her students to think when they hand in their work to her?

5. What was the name of the student teacher in Mrs. Zajac's class?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Mrs. Zajac allow her students to choose their own desks on the first day of school? What message did she want to send to her students? What did she learn about the children by allowing them their choice of seats?

2. What are some of the frustrations teachers teaching today face?

3. Why were Fridays good days in Mrs. Zajac's fifth grade class? How did they compare to Mondays?

4. What kind of parent participation did Mrs. Zajac receive from her students' families? How did she respond to this situation?

5. Where was Mrs. Zajac born, and where did she grow up? What did her father do for a living? What was a unique quality about the town in which she was born?

6. What were the work conditions for female teachers of the late 19th and 20th centuries?

7. What is the subject of Kidder's story? Is it fiction or non-fiction? How does he go about learning about his subject?

8. How did Clarence's behavior change in the first three days of school? What was Mrs. Zajac's reaction? What were Clarence's consequences for his behavior? What does Mrs. Zajac finally decide to do?

9. What were the demographics of Kelly School? Were they in line with the demographics of the community? What else do we know about the families attending Kelly School?

10. How was Robert's behavior in class? What were Mrs. Zajac's concerns about both his work and his behavior? What new behaviors had Mrs. Zajac noticed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the Science Fair, Mrs. Zajac decided to speak to Al about rethinking the fair because it may not be appropriate for Kelly School. Later, when she saw the disappointment and frustration of the students who did not receive an award, she told herself to remember to give all students awards next time. Why did she think a science fair might not be appropriate for the school? Explain how Mrs. Zajac could feel both things simultaneously. What does this say about her as a teacher?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Mrs. Zajac and her student teacher Miss Hunt. Are there traits they share in common? What are some of the ways the two women contrast each other.

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Zajac's classroom had many Puerto Rican students in it. How were Puerto Ricans treated in Holyoke? How were they represented in the school? What were some of the things Mrs. Zajac did to honor the Puerto Rican students in her class, and their culture?

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