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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 film, the first classic film Codell shows, is shown in October 15?
(a) The Miracle Worker.
(b) The Bishop's Wife.
(c) Citizen Kane.
(d) Casablanca.

2. According to a November 2nd entry, what does Codell do to help teach about inventors?
(a) Has the kids invent their own "better mouse trap."
(b) Dresses up in a wild outfit full of accessories that have inventor stories behind them.
(c) Holds a brainstorming session in which kids think of fantastic inventions.
(d) Helps her students create a simplified cotton gin.

3. What does Codell use the Thinking Cap for?
(a) She makes troublemaking students wear it, so they can think about what they've done.
(b) She puts it on students so they can take extra time to give a good answer.
(c) She places potpourri and incense in the cap, allowing the wearer to benefit from aromatherapy.
(d) She claims that if students concentrate hard enough with the cap on, they will become smarter.

4. When an architect shows Codell her future classroom in Part I, which of the following is something Codell thinks?
(a) She wishes the classroom was on the second story for safety reasons.
(b) The classroom will be much too small for her expected number of students.
(c) She does not like the "new construction" smell, preferring the unique smell of a school classroom.
(d) She is glad her classroom is so far away from Mr. Turner's office.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Codell's impression of prostitutes on her block as a young child?

3. What does Codell tell her students about their "alphabet museum" in order to avoid potential embarrassment?

4. According to a November 10th entry, what did Codell's landlord call her father's apartment?

5. Which of the following terms best describes the manner in which Codell answers the panel in her first interview in Part I?

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