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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. What organization is established to evaluate Codell's Fairy Tale Festival proposal?
(a) Association of Public Librarians.
(b) The Friends of the School Library Committee.
(c) The Fairy Tale Team.
(d) Committee for Extracurricular Activities.

2. Which is NOT one of the activities Codell proposes for the Fairy Tale Festival?
(a) Ugly Duckling Match.
(b) Rescue the Princess from the Tower.
(c) Three Billy Goats Gruff Toss.
(d) Fairy Tale Fashion Show.

3. What does Codell tell her students about their "alphabet museum" in order to avoid potential embarrassment?
(a) The students are creating the alphabet museum for use by kindergartners.
(b) The alphabet museum will not be shared with anyone outside the classroom.
(c) The alphabet museum will be photographed for a local newspaper article.
(d) The students should go home to share the museum with younger siblings or neighbors.

4. What container does Codell create to allow students to symbolically rid themselves of worries?
(a) The Well of Worries.
(b) The Black Hole.
(c) Trouble Basket.
(d) The Little Brown Jug.

5. Why does Codell organize a field trip to the university science fair on October 13?
(a) Because her students' standardized test scores in science were well below average.
(b) To help the kids demonstrate their backpack burglar alarm invention.
(c) To introduce her children to an erupting baking soda volcano.
(d) To attend a lecture on physics in the real world.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poem, dedicated to Brandi, does Codell make her October 19th entry?

2. Why do school administrators reject Codell's proposal for the Fairy Tale Festival?

3. Why does Mr. Turner object to the winner of the Addy doll during the November 5th assembly?

4. What about Mr. Turner's phone call habits irks Codell in the first few entries of the book?

5. Codell insists Mr. Turner refer to her by what title?

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