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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 statistic applied to Holyoke School about their standardized test scores?
2. Who was missing from Clarence's core evaluation meeting?
3. What did Arnie say to Mrs. Zajac when she had returned form Puerto Rico?
4. What did Mrs. Zajac think about the Science Fair while resting in the center of the gym?
5. What question did Mrs. Zajac begin asking herself in March?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Who were the four students Mrs. Zajac thought would probably fail the sixth grade standardized tests the following year and why? How did she think her other students would perform on the test?
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 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?
5. 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?
6. What student left Mrs. Zajac's class? Why did the student leave?
7. What was the Alpha class? Who decided whether a child was appropriate for the Alpha class?
8. What did Mrs. Zajac begin to realize about continuing to keep Clarence in her class? What were her options?
9. What is the history of Puerto Ricans in the town of Holyoke? How were they treated in the second half of the twentieth century?
10. What were some of the changes January brought to Mrs. Zajac's class and her students?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The writer uses many different literary devices to create a dynamic picture of Mrs. Zajac. What different literary devices does the author use to create a three dimensional person of Mrs. Zajac? Give an example of each device you discuss.
Essay Topic 2
Who were some of the leading people in the history of the philosophy of education? What did each of them believe public education should be in America? Have any of their visions come true? Discuss.
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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