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

2. 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 a medieval joust they "witnessed."
(c) The student tells about meeting Wyatt Earp and helping to rid Dodge City of criminals.
(d) The student claims to have gone back to the Jurassic period to observe dinosaurs.

3. What poem, dedicated to Brandi, does Codell make her October 19th entry?
(a) How to Draw an Invisible Dragon.
(b) How to Tame a Tiger.
(c) How to Teach Impossible Students.
(d) How to Fold a Paper Snowflake.

4. What occurs on the bus ride to the university science fair on October 13?
(a) The bus is attacked by gang members, who throw rocks at the windows.
(b) Codell must break up a fight between two female students.
(c) The bus suffers a flat tire, and the students miss the fair.
(d) The students manage to finish a lengthy "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall" sing-a-long.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Codell, what is Miss Clark's flaw as a teacher?

2. What is Codell's impression of the scary story contest she holds for Halloween?

3. What was Codell's impression of prostitutes on her block as a young child?

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

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

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