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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Pages 89 through 112.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 claims to have gone back to the Jurassic period to observe dinosaurs.
(d) The student tells about meeting Wyatt Earp and helping to rid Dodge City of criminals.

2. According to Ms. Coil, how do teachers (besides Codell) react to her suggestions to improve the design of their classrooms?
(a) Teachers usually tell Ms.Coil they are too busy to see her, in an effort to ignore her.
(b) Teachers agree with the vast majority of suggestions Ms. Coil makes.
(c) Teachers usually make the suggested changes without any resistance.
(d) Teachers tell Ms. Coil, in different words, to get lost.

3. In the first entry of the book, how does Codell respond when asked what she would do if a student uttered a curse word in her classroom?
(a) Wash his mouth out with soap!
(b) Honestly, I wouldn't know what to do!
(c) Take him to the principal's office immediately!
(d) Faint dead away!

4. Which student actually stabbed the substitute teacher in the back with a pencil?
(a) The students never reveal who it is.
(b) Billy Williams.
(c) Esther.
(d) Serena.

5. At the end of the day in which Codell makes a student teacher for the day, what does Codell have her children do?
(a) Codell has the last part of class outdoors, to reward the children for their excellent behavior.
(b) Codell assigns them double homework, because they were so unruly throughout the day.
(c) Students write a composition about their experience and what they learned that day.
(d) Codell encourages the children to do a similar switch with their parents at home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Codell's opinion of teaching about Anne Frank and concentration camps?

2. Which is NOT one of the activities Codell proposes for the Fairy Tale Festival?

3. Which of the following best describes the attitude of the speaker in Codell's poem "The Custodian's Thoughts"?

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

5. Why does Codell initially regret asking Twanette's mother to a conference on September 30?

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