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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Pages 135 through 149.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Codell, how must a teacher behave with a student to get him/her to learn?
(a) Coy and elusive.
(b) Kind and nurturing.
(c) Aloof and disinterested.
(d) Tough and strict.

2. What does Codell use the Thinking Cap for?
(a) She claims that if students concentrate hard enough with the cap on, they will become smarter.
(b) She places potpourri and incense in the cap, allowing the wearer to benefit from aromatherapy.
(c) She makes troublemaking students wear it, so they can think about what they've done.
(d) She puts it on students so they can take extra time to give a good answer.

3. Why is Codell's day spoiled on April 11th?
(a) Random gunfire erupts in the street, and a classroom window is shot out.
(b) Mr. Turner reports her to the union for insubordination.
(c) Chicago experiences the worst rainstorm in fifty years.
(d) Someone stole a pack of stickers.

4. Once a week, Codell tutors Ruben in what subject?
(a) Mastery of the yo-yo.
(b) Reading comprehension.
(c) Math.
(d) Spelling.

5. When an architect shows Codell her future classroom in Part I, which of the following is something Codell thinks?
(a) She wishes the classroom was on the second story for safety reasons.
(b) The classroom will be much too small for her expected number of students.
(c) She is glad her classroom is so far away from Mr. Turner's office.
(d) She does not like the "new construction" smell, preferring the unique smell of a school classroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Codell call the subject of Science?

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

3. What is the plot of the story "The Pudding Like the Night on the Sea"?

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

5. What gift does Codell buy for Melanie for her birthday?

(see the answer key)

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