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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Ozzie's grades plummet?
(a) Ozzie has developed dyslexia.
(b) His mother's ex-boyfriend is verbally and physically abusive.
(c) Ozzie has joined a gang.
(d) Ozzie is malnourished.

2. What kind of music do the Slick Boys use in their assembly presentation?
(a) 1950s-style doo-wop.
(b) 1990s-style new jack swing.
(c) Country.
(d) Hip-hop.

3. What is stolen from Codell's classroom on October 5?
(a) A textbook on sexual reproduction.
(b) Several rulers, compasses, and protractors.
(c) A Columbus comic book.
(d) A globe.

4. Which of the following best describes the attitude of the speaker in Codell's poem "The Custodian's Thoughts"?
(a) Confused, because he has lost his way in the school's basement.
(b) Depressed from a recent death at the school.
(c) Giddy at the prospect of another day on the job.
(d) Cranky and vindictive.

5. Whose mother complains about Codell insisting on buying dictionaries for the children?
(a) Twanette.
(b) Shira.
(c) Asha.
(d) Vanessa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Codell insists Mr. Turner refer to her by what title?

2. What is the name of Codell's immediate supervisor at her work in Part I?

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

4. Why is Latoya consistently late to school in the second week of April?

5. What is one of the songs Codell hears in her mind when Mr. Turner is frustrating her?

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