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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Codell's day spoiled on April 11th?
(a) Mr. Turner reports her to the union for insubordination.
(b) Chicago experiences the worst rainstorm in fifty years.
(c) Someone stole a pack of stickers.
(d) Random gunfire erupts in the street, and a classroom window is shot out.

2. Why does Codell compare teaching to a bottle cap in her poem "How to Teach Learning"?
(a) Learning is like uncapping the mind to a world of knowledge.
(b) Like a soda bottle cap that might announce "You are a winner!" learning should be special and surprising.
(c) Learning is incredibly difficult, just like trying to twist a bottle cap off.
(d) Learning is a series of ups and downs, like the ridges on the side of a bottle cap.

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

4. According to the educational chiropractor, how many units can a teacher teach per school year?
(a) 25.
(b) 14.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

5. What gift does Akila give to Codell?
(a) A gold necklace.
(b) A sari.
(c) Fake vomit, as a joke.
(d) A woven basket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which best describes an aspect of Codell's philosophy of reading out loud to the class?

2. Why is Latoya consistently late to school in the second week of April?

3. According to the end of Part II, what is Codell's ultimate career aspiration?

4. Why does Codell compare teaching to an apple in her poem "How to Teach Learning"?

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

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