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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Codell call the subject of Math?
(a) Puzzling.
(b) Numbers Galore.
(c) Number Crunching 3000.
(d) The Mystery of Symbols.

2. Why doesn't Codell take Ms. Coil's suggestion that she should place student papers on her wall higher up?
(a) Codell simply wants to spite Ms. Coil and annoy her.
(b) Placing them too high would be a distraction during class.
(c) Placing them higher would mean disassembling and reassembling the entire board.
(d) Codell believes the papers should be hung at the children's eye-level, so they can enjoy them.

3. What is JoEllen's Native American name, as given to her in a naming ceremony?
(a) Madame of Mathematics.
(b) Girl with the Beautiful Lip Gloss.
(c) Girl Who Always Gets A's.
(d) Hair that Flows like Water.

4. On December 14th, older children steal which of Codell's classroom accessories?
(a) The Time Machine.
(b) The Thinking Cap.
(c) The Happy Box.
(d) Her roller skates.

5. Why does Mr. Turner object to the winner of the Addy doll during the November 5th assembly?
(a) Mr. Turner believes the winner cheated in order to win the raffle.
(b) The winner is a boy, and Mr. Turner doesn't believe boys should play with dolls.
(c) The winner is Hispanic, and Mr. Turner believes that, since Addy is black, a black person should win.
(d) Mr. Turner does not believe the doll is appropriate in a school setting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose mother complains about Codell insisting on buying dictionaries for the children?

2. What does Codell call the subject of Science?

3. Which student must be stopped from casting voodoo spells on students in class?

4. What is the name of Codell's immediate supervisor at her work in Part I?

5. Why does Mr. Turner object to Codell's school social committee guidelines on February 15th?

Short Essay Questions

1. As related in Part I's first entry, what happens in Codell's first interviews for the position at the new public school?

2. How does Codell deal with Melanie's problem with stealing?

3. Who is Marky?

4. What reasons does Trelease give in the Afterword for his contention that Educating Esme is "terribly relevant"?

5. Describe how Zykrecia resolves a conflict with Kyle on March 28.

6. Describe the theft of the Columbus comic book and its resolution.

7. Why is Codell relieved when she refrains from yelling at Latoya for continually coming in late one week?

8. What toll has the school year taken on Codell?

9. What steps does Codell take to prepare her classroom for the first day of school?

10. What is Codell's approach to teaching about the Holocaust and Nazis?

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