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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. Part I begins with a letter to potential fifth-graders written by whom?
(a) Esme Codell.
(b) Ismene Siteles.
(c) Mr. Turner.
(d) Melanie.

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

3. How does Codell eventually ensure her students do not steal books that they borrow?
(a) She develops an ID card system similar to a public library.
(b) She makes students leave one of their shoes to ensure they return books.
(c) She informs a child's parent when the child borrows a book.
(d) She collects $10 from students for each book they borrow, as collateral.

4. 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) Doing work alone in the time machine will make the day seem to go faster for bored students.
(c) She feels that reading is a kind of time travel.
(d) The time machine provides a "time out" for misbehaving students.

5. What does the first student to use the "time machine" report about his or her experience?
(a) The student complains that the time machine is not real.
(b) The student tells about meeting Wyatt Earp and helping to rid Dodge City of criminals.
(c) The student tells about a medieval joust they "witnessed."
(d) The student claims to have gone back to the Jurassic period to observe dinosaurs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Codell's reading group method, what role does the "practical predictor" play?

2. How successful is the film Codell shows for sexual education?

3. What important test does Codell's class take on May 13th?

4. What is the stated purpose of the "educational chiropractor" early in Part III?

5. Which student, according to Codell, is "an old lady in disguise"?

(see the answer key)

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