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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Pages 165 through 185.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Codell's true intention in using the time machine?
(a) By thinking about different years and traveling through time, students will learn math concepts.
(b) The time machine provides a "time out" for misbehaving students.
(c) She feels that reading is a kind of time travel.
(d) Doing work alone in the time machine will make the day seem to go faster for bored students.

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

3. In Codell's reading group method, what role does the "language lover" play?
(a) Reading passages out loud.
(b) Defining difficult words in the text.
(c) Guessing what comes next in the plot of the book.
(d) Making questions up about the book.

4. Who does Codell make her "time machine" out of?
(a) A refrigerator box covered in aluminum foil.
(b) Heavy curtains.
(c) A large plastic tarp.
(d) An old armoire.

5. Who brings her two-year-old brother to school one day?
(a) Maurissa.
(b) Vanessa.
(c) Asha.
(d) Zykrecia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of music do the Slick Boys use in their assembly presentation?

2. What is the purpose of the class making a patchwork quilt?

3. On the first day of school, how does Codell determine where the students will sit?

4. What name does Codell choose for her students to call her?

5. How does Codell prepare her students for the Storytelling Festival?

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