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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Pages 45 through 71.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many new teachers are introduced prior to the school's opening in Part I?
(a) 35.
(b) 12.
(c) 5.
(d) 25.

2. How do older teachers react to the great effort Codell takes with preparing her classroom for the first day of school?
(a) Most think Codell has done too much, creating an overstimulating environment.
(b) The teachers applaud Codell and reward her with a Teacher of the Month award.
(c) The teachers believe Codell has done an average job, and are indifferent.
(d) Many emulate Codell's colorful bulletin boards.

3. What occurs on the bus ride to the university science fair on October 13?
(a) The students manage to finish a lengthy "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall" sing-a-long.
(b) The bus is attacked by gang members, who throw rocks at the windows.
(c) Codell must break up a fight between two female students.
(d) The bus suffers a flat tire, and the students miss the fair.

4. Why is Codell angry after she breaks up a fight between two girls on December 8th?
(a) Codell is unable to get the girls to stop arguing after the physical fight is over.
(b) It is after school, and Codell is not compensated for her time.
(c) In her attempt to stop the fight, she inadvertently injured one of the girls with her elbow.
(d) No other teachers stepped in to help Codell.

5. Why is Codell dissatisfied with the funeral service held for Ismene?
(a) It is raining hard, which Codell considers a bad omen.
(b) The service is small, and Codell believes Ismene deserved a much larger service.
(c) Codell feels the eulogies given at the service are inadequate.
(d) The service is conducted in a foreign language, and the behavior of those in attendance makes Codell nervous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose mother complains about Codell insisting on buying dictionaries for the children?

2. Which student must be stopped from casting voodoo spells on students in class?

3. Part I begins with a letter to potential fifth-graders written by whom?

4. On October 29th, Codell creates an after-school club with what focus?

5. On September 27, what book is read that inspires Ashworth to reveal his missing digit to the class?

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