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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. Why is Codell angry after she breaks up a fight between two girls on December 8th?
(a) In her attempt to stop the fight, she inadvertently injured one of the girls with her elbow.
(b) Codell is unable to get the girls to stop arguing after the physical fight is over.
(c) No other teachers stepped in to help Codell.
(d) It is after school, and Codell is not compensated for her time.

2. What is Codell's true intention in using the time machine?
(a) Doing work alone in the time machine will make the day seem to go faster for bored students.
(b) The time machine provides a "time out" for misbehaving students.
(c) By thinking about different years and traveling through time, students will learn math concepts.
(d) She feels that reading is a kind of time travel.

3. Shira undergoes a change on December 13 when she begins dancing to which Christmas song?
(a) I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.
(b) White Christmas.
(c) Jingle Bell Rock.
(d) Silver Bells.

4. What does Mr. Turner initially call Codell, which frustrates her?
(a) Ms. Esme.
(b) Miss Codell.
(c) Ms. Esme Raji Codell.
(d) Mrs. Cordell.

5. Who is the first student to use the "time machine"?
(a) JoEllen.
(b) Shira.
(c) Melanie.
(d) Billy Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Turner object to the winner of the Addy doll during the November 5th assembly?

2. Who does Codell make her "time machine" out of?

3. Which student actually stabbed the substitute teacher in the back with a pencil?

4. Who is the author of the book King Matt the First, which is chosen by Codell for read-aloud time?

5. When interviewed for her first teaching job, how does Codell characterize her discipline style?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Codell resent the "educational chiropractor" brought in by Mr. Turner?

3. What is The Happy Box?

4. How does Ms. Federman convince Codell to remain a teacher at the school on February 15?

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

6. What is Vanessa's problem with the Christmas assembly, and how does she overcome it?

7. What is Codell's experience in proctoring another class for a standardized test?

8. What dictates what songs Codell hears in her mind throughout the day according to the April 11 entry?

9. According to the Epilogue, what became of Codell after the events in the journal?

10. Describe some things Codell's class does for Halloween.

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