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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. What organization is established to evaluate Codell's Fairy Tale Festival proposal?
(a) The Fairy Tale Team.
(b) The Friends of the School Library Committee.
(c) Committee for Extracurricular Activities.
(d) Association of Public Librarians.

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

3. What best describes Codell's approach to disciplining children?
(a) Codell longs for the days in which teachers could physically discipline students, because it was so effective.
(b) Teachers should only do mild disciplining; principals should handle true problem children.
(c) The bulk of a teachers' efforts should be put toward discipline.
(d) Teachers should do little to no disciplining; disciplining stifles creativity.

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

5. What does Codell tell her students about their "alphabet museum" in order to avoid potential embarrassment?
(a) The alphabet museum will not be shared with anyone outside the classroom.
(b) The students should go home to share the museum with younger siblings or neighbors.
(c) The students are creating the alphabet museum for use by kindergartners.
(d) The alphabet museum will be photographed for a local newspaper article.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do older teachers react to the great effort Codell takes with preparing her classroom for the first day of school?

3. What does Codell notice about the new class of teachers that will be teaching along with her at the new school?

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

5. How does the class respond to Ashworth's revealing of his missing digit.

(see the answer key)

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