Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

Esmé Raji Codell
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 165 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

Esmé Raji Codell
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 165 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. According to the educational chiropractor, how many units can a teacher teach per school year?
(a) 25.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 14.

2. When interviewed for her first teaching job, how does Codell characterize her discipline style?
(a) Flexible.
(b) Proactive.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Assertive.

3. On the first day of school, how does Codell determine where the students will sit?
(a) Students take turns picking numbered apples from a bulletin board.
(b) Codell has the students choose numbered seating assignments from a hat.
(c) Students can choose their own seats on a first-come, first-served basis.
(d) Students are seated in a large circle so everyone is equal.

4. Which of the following terms best describes the manner in which Codell answers the panel in her first interview in Part I?
(a) Joyous.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Cavalier.
(d) Morose.

5. What is the stated purpose of the "educational chiropractor" early in Part III?
(a) To "work out the kinks" in school rules.
(b) To "align" the teachers' curriculum.
(c) To "massage" the teachers' union into agreeing to lesser pay.
(d) To "straighten out" the student body.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Codell tell B. B., which she later apologizes for?

4. According to Codell, how must a teacher behave with a student to get him/her to learn?

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

(see the answer key)

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