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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 gift does Codell buy for Melanie for her birthday?
(a) A Webster's Dictionary.
(b) A pack of lip glosses in various flavors.
(c) A backpack.
(d) A child-sized purse.

2. What is Ismene's response when Codell asks her if she is married?
(a) "No. I never found the right man who could understand my passion for teaching."
(b) "No. My husband died several years ago in a car accident."
(c) "No. I have enough children to take care of without a husband."
(d) "Yes. The only thing that makes me happier than my students is my own children."

3. According to Codell, what is Miss Clark's flaw as a teacher?
(a) Miss Clark is much too harsh, considering her urban students less than human.
(b) Miss Clark is hopelessly disorganized, and never has a solid lesson plan in place.
(c) Miss Clark cares more about her boyfriend than about teaching, and she is lazy.
(d) Miss Clark spoils her children and desperately wants to be liked.

4. Whose mother complains about Codell insisting on buying dictionaries for the children?
(a) Asha.
(b) Shira.
(c) Twanette.
(d) Vanessa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Codell eventually ensure her students do not steal books that they borrow?

2. Part I begins with a letter to potential fifth-graders written by whom?

3. What is JoEllen's Native American name, as given to her in a naming ceremony?

4. What does Codell notice about the new class of teachers that will be teaching along with her at the new school?

5. Why is Codell dissatisfied with the funeral service held for Ismene?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ismene, including her appearance and personality.

2. Why does Codell take B. B. and his little sister in to her home for a night?

3. Describe how Codell divides her students into reading groups, and the roles assigned to students.

4. What award does Codell win early in Part III, and why is it important to her?

5. What is the Fairy Tale Festival?

6. Why do the students stab the substitute teacher in the back with a pencil on February 1?

7. What question does Codell have for the "educational chiropractor" brought in by Mr. Turner?

8. What happens with Perry, the gang member Codell confronts regarding an incident on October 13?

9. As revealed at the end of Part II, what is Codell's ultimate career aspiration?

10. Describe Shira's transformation on December 13.

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