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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many stages does Codell create as part of her Storyteller Festival?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Zero.
(d) Four.

2. What does Codell tell B. B., which she later apologizes for?
(a) She tells B. B. he's very likely to end up in a street gang.
(b) She says she wishes B. B. was not in her class.
(c) She says B. B. deserved all the beatings his mother gave him.
(d) She says he is acting like a jerk.

3. Of her thirty-one students, how many graduate from middle school at the ceremony Codell witnesses?
(a) Four.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Thirty-one.
(d) Sixteen.

4. What is Codell's response when Rowisha tells her about B. B.'s horrible home life?
(a) Codell and Rowisha cry together, and later they become friends.
(b) Codell believes that even bad home circumstances are no excuse for bad behavior at school.
(c) Codell mocks Rowisha, making matters worse.
(d) Codell is so moved by the tragic story that she gives Rowisha two hundred dollars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Epilogue, what emotion does Esme associate with her former students?

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

3. Why is Codell's day spoiled on April 11th?

4. Why doesn't Mr. Turner initially want to suspend B. B.?

5. Why is Codell afraid of B. B. returning from suspension?

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