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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. Why does Mr. Turner object to the winner of the Addy doll during the November 5th assembly?
(a) The winner is Hispanic, and Mr. Turner believes that, since Addy is black, a black person should win.
(b) Mr. Turner believes the winner cheated in order to win the raffle.
(c) The winner is a boy, and Mr. Turner doesn't believe boys should play with dolls.
(d) Mr. Turner does not believe the doll is appropriate in a school setting.

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

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

4. Whose mother complains about Codell insisting on buying dictionaries for the children?
(a) Asha.
(b) Vanessa.
(c) Twanette.
(d) Shira.

5. What is the ethnic makeup of Codell's class?
(a) About half and half, black and white.
(b) Mostly black.
(c) Mostly white.
(d) Mostly hispanic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What organization is established to evaluate Codell's Fairy Tale Festival proposal?

3. What is stolen from Codell's classroom on October 5?

4. What does Codell notice about the new class of teachers that will be teaching along with her at the new school?

5. How many new teachers are introduced prior to the school's opening in Part I?

(see the answer key)

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