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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What song does Codell hear in her mind when she has recess duty?
(a) "Stoney End" by Laura Nyro.
(b) "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" by B. J. Thomas.
(c) "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly and the Family Stone.
(d) "Cinderella's Departure for the Ball" by Prokofiev.

2. What is the result of Codell's conference with Rowisha, B. B.'s mother?
(a) Rowisha apologizes for her son, B. B. never acts up again, and the conference is a complete success.
(b) Rowisha never shows, and B. B. feels abandoned.
(c) Rowisha beats B. B. to the point that Codell punches the woman.
(d) Rowisha beats B. B. to the ground until he is hysterical.

3. 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 join the teachers' union full-time.
(c) She wishes to become a school principal.
(d) She wishes to remain a teacher of fifth-graders.

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

5. What is one of the songs Codell hears in her mind when Mr. Turner is frustrating her?
(a) "Nothing from Nothing" by Billy Preston.
(b) "Perpetuum Mobile" by Novacek.
(c) "It's Not Unusual" by Tom Jones.
(d) "Control Yourself" by Jackie and Roy Kral.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What ultimate fear does Codell express about Melanie?

3. How long after the events in the journal does Codell write her Epilogue?

4. In Codell's reading group method, what role does the "language lover" play?

5. Why doesn't Codell alert administration when one of her students brings a baby brother to school?

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