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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. Which word best completes the following Codell phrase: So much of teaching is _____.
(a) Constructing bulletin boards.
(b) Taking attendance.
(c) Sharing.
(d) Tolerating bad behavior.

2. According to a November 10th entry, what did Codell's landlord call her father's apartment?
(a) A den of sin.
(b) A palace of learning.
(c) A whorehouse.
(d) A filthy mess.

3. What is Ismene's response when Codell asks her if she is married?
(a) "No. My husband died several years ago in a car accident."
(b) "Yes. The only thing that makes me happier than my students is my own children."
(c) "No. I never found the right man who could understand my passion for teaching."
(d) "No. I have enough children to take care of without a husband."

4. How does the teachers union representative react to Codell's request to become a representative?
(a) The representative is happy to pass along such a burdensome responsibility.
(b) The representative agrees to ask the local union leader about the switch, but nothing transpires.
(c) The representative thinks that a rookie teacher is making an inappropriate power grab.
(d) The representative tells Codell that she is too young to become a representative.

5. Why does Codell compare teaching to an apple in her poem "How to Teach Learning"?
(a) One bad apple (student) can spoil the bunch.
(b) Learning can take many forms, like an apple can become juice or applesauce.
(c) The mind can rot, just like an apple.
(d) If a teacher makes learning like a forbidden fruit, students will want it even more, like Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Codell use the Thinking Cap for?

2. On September 27, what book is read that inspires Ashworth to reveal his missing digit to the class?

3. On December 14th, older children steal which of Codell's classroom accessories?

4. Shira undergoes a change on December 13 when she begins dancing to which Christmas song?

5. What conflict resolution does Kyle agree to with Zykrecia?

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