View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Pages 149 through 165.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the class respond to Ashworth's revealing of his missing digit.
(a) They support him and threaten to beat up anyone who does not.
(b) Many girls in the class are sickened at the sight.
(c) Several classmates loudly ridicule Ashworth, and Codell must shout them down.
(d) They are silent, and most do not talk to Ashworth afterward.

2. What is Codell's true intention in using the time machine?
(a) Doing work alone in the time machine will make the day seem to go faster for bored students.
(b) By thinking about different years and traveling through time, students will learn math concepts.
(c) She feels that reading is a kind of time travel.
(d) The time machine provides a "time out" for misbehaving students.

3. What special guest(s) arrive(s) for the Storyteller Festival?
(a) Connie Porter.
(b) Members of the Chicago Board of Education.
(c) Representatives from the foundation which gave Codell the grant for the festival.
(d) Michael Jordan.

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

5. Which of the following terms best describes the manner in which Codell answers the panel in her first interview in Part I?
(a) Cavalier.
(b) Joyous.
(c) Morose.
(d) Indifferent.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the first day of school, how does Codell determine where the students will sit?

2. Why do Codell and Mr. Turner fail to secure any donations, according to the July 28th entry?

3. What about Mr. Turner's phone call habits irks Codell in the first few entries of the book?

4. What is the "last straw" that causes Codell to force Mr. Turner to suspend B. B.?

5. What film, the first classic film Codell shows, is shown in October 15?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 430 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample