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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Codell prepare her students for the Storytelling Festival?
(a) She has them practice telling their stories in younger-aged classes.
(b) She makes them memorize their stories forwards as well as backwards.
(c) She has them dress as the main character of their story.
(d) She gives them voice lessons.

2. According to Jim Trelease, what kind of portrayal is Educating Esme, with respect to American education?
(a) Satirical.
(b) Sentimental.
(c) Hyperbolic.
(d) Realistic.

3. Which student, according to Codell, is "an old lady in disguise"?
(a) Esther.
(b) Asha.
(c) Vanessa.
(d) Selena.

4. Which child is especially shy about being a storyteller?
(a) Ozzie.
(b) Maurissa.
(c) Serena.
(d) B. B.

5. What kind of people too often dominate public education, according to Trelease?
(a) Ill-tempered people who are too quick to anger.
(b) People like Esme Codell.
(c) People like Ms. Federman.
(d) Haughty, prideful, disconnected people.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the teachers union representative react to Codell's request to become a representative?

2. Which student does Codell believe has the potential to become a children's book illustrator?

3. What is the purpose of the class making a patchwork quilt?

4. What best describes Codell's approach to disciplining children?

5. Which is NOT one of the reasons, according to Jim Trelease, that Educating Esme is "terribly relevant"?

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