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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What misbehavior does Melanie have a propensity to commit?
(a) Arson.
(b) Exposing herself to others.
(c) Beating up kids.
(d) Stealing.

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

3. What is Mr. Turner's criticism of the Storyteller Festival?
(a) The students don't seem involved, and Codell should probably have chosen better stories.
(b) Codell is exploring race relations with the chosen stories, which is too adult a matter to deal with.
(c) It is rowdy, and probably should have been held in the commons area and not the library.
(d) The stories chosen are much too long.

4. According to the end of Part II, what is Codell's ultimate career aspiration?
(a) She wishes to become a school principal.
(b) She wishes to join the teachers' union full-time.
(c) She wants to be a school librarian.
(d) She wishes to remain a teacher of fifth-graders.

5. Why is Codell's day spoiled on April 11th?
(a) Mr. Turner reports her to the union for insubordination.
(b) Chicago experiences the worst rainstorm in fifty years.
(c) Someone stole a pack of stickers.
(d) Random gunfire erupts in the street, and a classroom window is shot out.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the mentor who inspired Codell to do her best as a teacher?

2. Why is Codell afraid of B. B. returning from suspension?

3. What container does Codell create to allow students to symbolically rid themselves of worries?

4. What ultimate fear does Codell express about Melanie?

5. What does Codell call the subject of Science?

(see the answer key)

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