Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

Esmé Raji Codell
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 165 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

Esmé Raji Codell
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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. Why is Codell angry after she breaks up a fight between two girls on December 8th?
(a) In her attempt to stop the fight, she inadvertently injured one of the girls with her elbow.
(b) It is after school, and Codell is not compensated for her time.
(c) Codell is unable to get the girls to stop arguing after the physical fight is over.
(d) No other teachers stepped in to help Codell.

2. Which student becomes teacher for a day, swapping places with Codell?
(a) JoEllen.
(b) Billy Williams.
(c) Serena.
(d) Ruben.

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

4. Which is NOT one of the activities Codell proposes for the Fairy Tale Festival?
(a) Ugly Duckling Match.
(b) Three Billy Goats Gruff Toss.
(c) Fairy Tale Fashion Show.
(d) Rescue the Princess from the Tower.

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 encourages the children to do a similar switch with their parents at home.
(c) Students write a composition about their experience and what they learned that day.
(d) Codell assigns them double homework, because they were so unruly throughout the day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Codell fear that student B. B. will be chosen as the first student to use the time machine?

2. Who provides Codell with an explanation as to why her substitute got stabbed in the back with a pencil?

3. What is JoEllen's Native American name, as given to her in a naming ceremony?

4. Why does Mr. Turner object to the winner of the Addy doll during the November 5th assembly?

5. How does Codell interact with the Slick Boys "Just Say No" campaign?

(see the answer key)

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