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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What award does Codell receive during the events in the book?
(a) The Dr. Peggy Williams award for outstanding Language Arts teacher.
(b) The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. award for outstanding new urban school teacher.
(c) The Caldecott Silver Teaching award.
(d) The Connie Porter award for reading excellence.

2. Which student does Codell want as her little sister?
(a) Asha.
(b) Vanessa.
(c) Samantha.
(d) Esther.

3. According to Codell, how must a teacher behave with a student to get him/her to learn?
(a) Coy and elusive.
(b) Kind and nurturing.
(c) Aloof and disinterested.
(d) Tough and strict.

4. What organization gives a teaching award to Codell, as described in the April 7 entry?
(a) The American Organization for Teaching Excellence.
(b) Chicago Area Reading Association.
(c) The National Teachers' Association.
(d) American Civil Liberties Union.

5. What kind of school did Esme transfer to after the school of her first year of teaching?
(a) A black, inner-city school.
(b) A white, suburban school.
(c) A suburban school with mostly minorities.
(d) A technical trade college.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What ultimate fear does Codell express about Melanie?

3. Who brings her two-year-old brother to school one day?

4. What does JoEllen ask Codell during sexual education?

5. What teaching guidelines are given to the school by the Michael Jordan Foundation?

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