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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which student does Codell believe has the potential to become a children's book illustrator?
(a) Shira.
(b) B. B.
(c) Ashworth.
(d) Serena.

2. What is the stated purpose of the "educational chiropractor" early in Part III?
(a) To "work out the kinks" in school rules.
(b) To "align" the teachers' curriculum.
(c) To "massage" the teachers' union into agreeing to lesser pay.
(d) To "straighten out" the student body.

3. What does Codell secretly dream about being, rather than a teacher?
(a) Professional softball player.
(b) Opera singer.
(c) Climatologist.
(d) Television personality.

4. Why doesn't Mr. Turner initially want to suspend B. B.?
(a) Mr. Turner wishes to expel B. B. and only reluctantly agrees to the lesser punishment.
(b) Mr. Turner happens to be friends with B. B.'s father.
(c) He believes that at-risk blacks should be given a break, given their circumstances.
(d) B. B. has otherwise been an exemplary student, and his misbehavior is isolated.

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

6. Who brings her two-year-old brother to school one day?
(a) Asha.
(b) Zykrecia.
(c) Vanessa.
(d) Maurissa.

7. In the Afterword, how does the chairman of the State Board of Education act when he visits a school?
(a) He acts like he is royalty.
(b) He acts humble.
(c) He acts cold and indifferent.
(d) He acts extremely enthusiastic.

8. In the Epilogue, what emotion does Esme associate with her former students?
(a) Euphoria.
(b) Anger.
(c) Bitterness.
(d) Regret.

9. Why does B. B. sleep over at Codell's apartment one night?
(a) B. B.'s mother fears violence from her abusive boyfriend.
(b) B. B. celebrates his birthday with a half dozen other kids who also stay the night.
(c) B. B.'s mother threw him out, and he is homeless for one night before becoming a ward of the state.
(d) Codell is rewarding B. B. for winning a game show contest in class.

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

11. How long did Esme Codell work at the first school she taught at?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Two years.
(c) As of the Epilogue, she continues to teach there to this day.
(d) One year.

12. What activity did Codell have the class do to learn about Asia?
(a) Make a kimono.
(b) Dress as samurai.
(c) Make sushi.
(d) Stage a kabuki theater play.

13. Who draws muscle men in his journal?
(a) Billy Williams.
(b) Ruben.
(c) Ashworth.
(d) Ozzie.

14. What teaching guidelines are given to the school by the Michael Jordan Foundation?
(a) The Championship Way.
(b) The Jordan Rules.
(c) The 3-Pointers of Success.
(d) The Slam Dunk Doctrines.

15. In the Epilogue, what is Esme Codell's impression of Mr. Turner?
(a) Mr. Turner is ogling young female teachers, which sickens Codell.
(b) Mr. Turner appears to have changed, and his speech was actually quite stirring.
(c) Mr. Turner is unusually reserved.
(d) Mr. Turner is the same prideful blowhard as ever.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What important test does Codell's class take on May 13th?

4. How does the teachers union representative react to Codell's request to become a representative?

5. What best describes Codell's approach to disciplining children?

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