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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why is Codell afraid of B. B. returning from suspension?
(a) She is afraid Mr. Turner will doubt that the suspension was necessary at all.
(b) She is afraid B. B. will return with a gun and shoot her.
(c) She is afraid B. B. will beat up Vanessa in an act of revenge.
(d) She is afraid B. B. will decide to quit school altogether.

4. What kind of film does Codell show for sexual education?
(a) A Discovery channel series about sexual reproduction in the animal kingdom.
(b) Basketball star Magic Johnson talking about how he acquired HIV.
(c) A film clip from the Michael Douglas film Basic Instinct.
(d) A cartoon of two goldfish mixing egg and sperm.

5. According to the educational chiropractor, how many units can a teacher teach per school year?
(a) 25.
(b) 14.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

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

7. What does Jim Trelease blame for poor reading scores in "a certain western state"?
(a) Lazy teachers.
(b) Lack of library funding.
(c) Lazy students.
(d) Inner-city crime.

8. According to Esme, how do her new students in her new school (as of the Epilogue) behave?
(a) Like little angels.
(b) Like gangster thugs.
(c) Like weird aliens.
(d) Like spoiled brats.

9. What special guest(s) arrive(s) for the Storyteller Festival?
(a) Members of the Chicago Board of Education.
(b) Michael Jordan.
(c) Connie Porter.
(d) Representatives from the foundation which gave Codell the grant for the festival.

10. How does the teachers union representative react to Codell's request to become a representative?
(a) The representative agrees to ask the local union leader about the switch, but nothing transpires.
(b) The representative thinks that a rookie teacher is making an inappropriate power grab.
(c) The representative is happy to pass along such a burdensome responsibility.
(d) The representative tells Codell that she is too young to become a representative.

11. When Mr. Turner sees Codell and several of her students wearing saris, what does he think?
(a) He believes Codell is performing an open act of defiance.
(b) He believes Codell is mocking his own wearing of a sari two weeks earlier.
(c) He believes Codell is a terrible influence on her students.
(d) He believes Codell is having a cultural festival.

12. When do parents "throw a tantrum" at Esme's new school (as of the Epilogue)?
(a) When their kids get C's.
(b) When not enough extracurricular activities are available.
(c) When their kids get F's.
(d) When the football team fails to make the state finals.

13. Why do Ozzie's grades plummet?
(a) Ozzie has developed dyslexia.
(b) Ozzie has joined a gang.
(c) Ozzie is malnourished.
(d) His mother's ex-boyfriend is verbally and physically abusive.

14. What ultimate fear does Codell express about Melanie?
(a) Melanie may grow up to become a felon.
(b) Melanie will fail as a storyteller, and ruin the Storyteller Festival.
(c) Melanie may be expelled from the district after a hearing.
(d) Melanie will likely have to repeat the fifth grade.

15. How does Codell teach Melanie to control her destructive urges?
(a) Codell tells Melanie to think about sitting on the beach in Hawaii, rather than committing the crime.
(b) Codell refuses to let Melanie check out any books from the classroom library unless Melanie stops.
(c) Codell tells her that when she has a "funny feeling" in her stomach telling her to commit a crime, she should find Codell instead.
(d) Codell calls a parent-teacher conference to explain the issue to Melanie's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What conflict resolution does Kyle agree to with Zykrecia?

2. What is the "last straw" that causes Codell to force Mr. Turner to suspend B. B.?

3. How does Codell teach the students to multiply double-digit numbers?

4. What activity did Codell have the class do to learn about medieval history.

5. Why does B. B. sleep over at Codell's apartment one night?

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