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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the first day of school, how does Codell determine where the students will sit?
(a) Students take turns picking numbered apples from a bulletin board.
(b) Students can choose their own seats on a first-come, first-served basis.
(c) Codell has the students choose numbered seating assignments from a hat.
(d) Students are seated in a large circle so everyone is equal.

2. What is the result of Codell's conference with Rowisha, B. B.'s mother?
(a) Rowisha beats B. B. to the point that Codell punches the woman.
(b) Rowisha never shows, and B. B. feels abandoned.
(c) Rowisha apologizes for her son, B. B. never acts up again, and the conference is a complete success.
(d) Rowisha beats B. B. to the ground until he is hysterical.

3. According to Codell, what is "education's best-kept secret"?
(a) Principals do absolutely nothing to help teachers.
(b) Teachers being personally invested in their teaching methods make them accountable.
(c) If parents were more involved in teaching, it would actually make things worse.
(d) A sticker award system will make fifth-graders more motivated to learn than anything else.

4. What animal does Melanie do her vertebrate report on?
(a) Cat.
(b) Hyena.
(c) Rat.
(d) Giraffe.

5. When an architect shows Codell her future classroom in Part I, which of the following is something Codell thinks?
(a) She does not like the "new construction" smell, preferring the unique smell of a school classroom.
(b) The classroom will be much too small for her expected number of students.
(c) She is glad her classroom is so far away from Mr. Turner's office.
(d) She wishes the classroom was on the second story for safety reasons.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the class do on the yearly standardized tests the district administers?

3. How does Ms. Coil criticize Codell's teaching of Native Americans.

4. What is the stated purpose of the "educational chiropractor" early in Part III?

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

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