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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Pages 72 through 89.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Codell and Mr. Turner fail to secure any donations, according to the July 28th entry?
(a) They are working off of an incorrect list of potential donors.
(b) Mr. Turner is rude to potential donors.
(c) They mistakenly try to approach businesses on a holiday when most are closed.
(d) Most of the businesses approached are poor, small, and highly unlikely donors.

2. What kind of music do the Slick Boys use in their assembly presentation?
(a) Country.
(b) 1950s-style doo-wop.
(c) Hip-hop.
(d) 1990s-style new jack swing.

3. What does Codell find is particularly effective when it comes to teaching about Nazism?
(a) She compares Nazis to Ku Klux Klan members, giving the children a group they are more familiar with.
(b) She chooses to show a brief film clip of Hitler delivering a speech.
(c) She decides to skip the teaching of Nazis; her class is simply too young.
(d) She chooses a well-respected history book on the subject to read aloud with the class.

4. Why does Codell fear that student B. B. will be chosen as the first student to use the time machine?
(a) B. B. is known for violence, and may destroy the time machine.
(b) B. B. is described as a "hopeless daydreamer," and B. B. may refuse to leave the machine once inside.
(c) B. B. is afraid of the dark, and using the time machine involves being in the dark.
(d) B. B. is described as a "terrible realist" who may not buy into the fantasy she's trying to create.

5. What is the name of Codell's immediate supervisor at her work in Part I?
(a) Lillia.
(b) Mr. Turner.
(c) Ms. Federman.
(d) Ismene.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Once a week, Codell tutors Ruben in what subject?

4. How long into Codell's teacher observation time is she allowed to teach?

5. Why does Codell organize a field trip to the university science fair on October 13?

(see the answer key)

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