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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What activity did Codell have the class do to learn about medieval history.
(a) Have a mock jousting tournament.
(b) Read Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, and act out some of the stories.
(c) Make a castle out of marshmallows.
(d) Make a diagram of all the parts of a knight's armor.

3. In Codell's reading group method, what role does the "language lover" play?
(a) Guessing what comes next in the plot of the book.
(b) Making questions up about the book.
(c) Reading passages out loud.
(d) Defining difficult words in the text.

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

5. Why does B. B. start to misbehave around 1:20 PM every day?
(a) B. B. knows he is missing his favorite cartoon show at that time.
(b) B. B. never has anything to eat at lunch.
(c) Codell never figures out why he suddenly changes at this time.
(d) B. B. is faced with the prospect of going home to his wheelchair-bound father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Esme receive a low teacher rating in her second year of teaching?

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

3. What does JoEllen ask Codell during sexual education?

4. According to Codell, what is "education's best-kept secret"?

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

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