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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 Mrs. Zajac worry about after asking Jimmy why he was so tired?

2. About how many "personal interactions" does a teacher need to manage successfully in order for students to feel secure?

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

4. How many minutes did Mrs. Zajac give students to read whatever they want to?

5. What did Mrs. Zajac write on the board daily before her students arrived?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Clarence immediately catch Mrs. Zajac's eye? What were some of his behaviors in the classroom? What did she and her student teacher Miss Hunt notice about Clarence?

3. 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?

4. What was math class like for Mrs. Zajac? Why did they provide a particular challenge for her? How did she meet the challenge?

5. What are "cume" folders? Why do teachers have them? What goes into them? How does Mrs. Zajac use the cumes and why?

6. What was the name of Mrs. Zajac's school and where was it located? What did we know about the school? What was the make-up of the student body in her classroom?

7. 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?

8. What did Mrs. Zajac realize were the similarities and difference between Alice and Judith?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many differences in teaching in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and teaching today. There are also many things in teaching that have remained relatively the same for over a hundred years. Discuss the changes and the constants between teaching in the past and teaching today.

Essay Topic 2

What does the term "dual captivity" mean? How does it apply to public education?

Essay Topic 3

Much of the story of Kelly School's fifth grade class involved Mrs. Zajac and her work with Clarence. Do you believe Mrs. Zajac did all she could do for Clarence and made the right call by having him removed from the class? Or, do you think she should have kept Clarence in the room and continued to try and help him? Support your answer.

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