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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Codell impressed with her students when they have a field trip to the Historical Society?
(a) They are exceedingly polite to the society's staff.
(b) They do not steal anything the entire day.
(c) They are using knowledge learned in class in the real world.
(d) They make sure to carefully read the plaques on display.

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

3. 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.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Codell's reading group method, what role does the "practical predictor" play?

2. What kind of film does Codell show for sexual education?

3. What activity did Codell have the class do to learn about Asia?

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

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

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