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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 response when Rowisha tells her about B. B.'s horrible home life?
(a) Codell mocks Rowisha, making matters worse.
(b) Codell believes that even bad home circumstances are no excuse for bad behavior at school.
(c) Codell is so moved by the tragic story that she gives Rowisha two hundred dollars.
(d) Codell and Rowisha cry together, and later they become friends.

2. Why do Ozzie's grades plummet?
(a) Ozzie is malnourished.
(b) Ozzie has joined a gang.
(c) Ozzie has developed dyslexia.
(d) His mother's ex-boyfriend is verbally and physically abusive.

3. On September 27, what book is read that inspires Ashworth to reveal his missing digit to the class?
(a) Helen Keller's Life.
(b) Greek Myths.
(c) The Bat-Poet.
(d) The Hundred Dresses.

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

5. What does Codell call the subject of Math?
(a) Numbers Galore.
(b) Number Crunching 3000.
(c) Puzzling.
(d) The Mystery of Symbols.

Short Answer Questions

1. On December 14th, older children steal which of Codell's classroom accessories?

2. In Codell's reading group method, what role does the "literary luminary" play?

3. What container does Codell create to allow students to symbolically rid themselves of worries?

4. What teaching guidelines are given to the school by the Michael Jordan Foundation?

5. Which word best completes the following Codell phrase: So much of teaching is _____.

(see the answer key)

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