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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who persuades Codell to remain a teacher after she is ready to quit on February 15th?
2. What kind of music do the Slick Boys use in their assembly presentation?
3. What is JoEllen's Native American name, as given to her in a naming ceremony?
4. According to Ms. Coil, how do teachers (besides Codell) react to her suggestions to improve the design of their classrooms?
5. Why is Codell dissatisfied with the funeral service held for Ismene?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the day when a student brings a two-year-old brother to school.
2. Describe how Codell divides her students into reading groups, and the roles assigned to students.
3. What is the Fairy Tale Festival?
4. What changes does Ms. Coil suggest in a January 18 entry, and what does Codell think of these suggestions?
5. Describe Miss Clark's attempt to teach Codell's kids on January 11.
6. As related in Part I's first entry, what happens in Codell's first interviews for the position at the new public school?
7. What steps does Codell take to prepare her classroom for the first day of school?
8. What toll has the school year taken on Codell?
9. Why does Jim Trelease in the Afterword bring up a governor and a chairman of the State Board of Education?
10. Describe Codell's experience with the teachers union representative.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In a few places in the text, Codell speaks of why she's doing what she's doing, and what reward, literally or figurative, she is receiving for her work.
1)Describe two times in the text that Codell has felt "rewarded" in her work.
2)What is the nature of this "reward"? How does this relate to a teacher's purpose in general?
3)What might be considered Codell's ultimate reward, to her mind? In a perfect world, what kind of satisfaction would she be receiving from her work, and what form would it take?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Codell's unique approach to classroom reading. How does she divide the students, and what roles do they have? What might be the advantages to such a system? What are possible disadvantages?
Essay Topic 3
Is Codell emotionally involved with her students? Is "love" an appropriate term for Codell's relationship with her students? What might Codell say about the value (or danger) of a teacher's emotional attachment with his or her students? How might this attachment affect the learning process?
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