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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue and Afterword.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Codell teach the students to multiply double-digit numbers?
(a) By having the students create an Aesop's Fable about the numbers.
(b) By creating an elaborate flashcard system.
(c) By staging a Jeopardy-style game show.
(d) By using "cha-cha" dance steps.

2. What is JoEllen's Native American name, as given to her in a naming ceremony?
(a) Girl of Many Questions.
(b) Girl with the Voice of Thunder.
(c) Girl of Frequent Bathroom Breaks.
(d) Girl with Fast Feet.

3. How many stages does Codell create as part of her Storyteller Festival?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Zero.

4. How does Ms. Coil criticize Codell's teaching of Native Americans.
(a) Codell only teaches about one tribe, and Ms. Coil prefers a broader approach.
(b) Ms. Coil is angry for not being informed about a field trip to the Native American History Museum.
(c) Ms. Coil believes having a "powwow" stereotypes Native American culture.
(d) Ms. Coil believes fifth-graders are too old to dress up in Native American costumes.

5. Why is Codell angry after she breaks up a fight between two girls on December 8th?
(a) In her attempt to stop the fight, she inadvertently injured one of the girls with her elbow.
(b) No other teachers stepped in to help Codell.
(c) Codell is unable to get the girls to stop arguing after the physical fight is over.
(d) It is after school, and Codell is not compensated for her time.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Codell take her students on January 20?

3. Why did Esme receive a low teacher rating in her second year of teaching?

4. How does Codell prepare her students for the Storytelling Festival?

5. Why does Codell initially regret asking Twanette's mother to a conference on September 30?

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