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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 gives a teaching award to Codell, as described in the April 7 entry?
(a) Chicago Area Reading Association.
(b) American Civil Liberties Union.
(c) The American Organization for Teaching Excellence.
(d) The National Teachers' Association.

2. In Codell's reading group method, what role does the "practical predictor" play?
(a) Defining difficult words in the text.
(b) Making questions up about the book.
(c) Reading passages out loud.
(d) Guessing what comes next in the plot of the book.

3. Why do school administrators reject Codell's proposal for the Fairy Tale Festival?
(a) The festival is too ambitious.
(b) The subject matter is inappropriate in a school setting.
(c) Administrators cannot agree on the day to have the festival.
(d) Many of Codell's proposals pose a danger to safety.

4. In Codell's reading group method, what role does the "language lover" play?
(a) Defining difficult words in the text.
(b) Guessing what comes next in the plot of the book.
(c) Making questions up about the book.
(d) Reading passages out loud.

5. At the end of the day in which Codell makes a student teacher for the day, what does Codell have her children do?
(a) Codell encourages the children to do a similar switch with their parents at home.
(b) Codell assigns them double homework, because they were so unruly throughout the day.
(c) Students write a composition about their experience and what they learned that day.
(d) Codell has the last part of class outdoors, to reward the children for their excellent behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Codell make her "time machine" out of?

2. What problem does Vanessa have in announcing the class' Christmas show?

3. Why does Mr. Turner object to the winner of the Addy doll during the November 5th assembly?

4. Why doesn't Codell alert administration when one of her students brings a baby brother to school?

5. In the first entry of the book, how does Codell respond when asked what she would do if a student uttered a curse word in her classroom?

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