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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. According to Codell, what is Miss Clark's flaw as a teacher?

2. On the first day of school, how does Codell determine where the students will sit?

3. What container does Codell create to allow students to symbolically rid themselves of worries?

4. Why does Codell fear that student B. B. will be chosen as the first student to use the time machine?

5. What theme does Codell choose for her students for their Christmas assembly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What toll has the school year taken on Codell?

2. What is the nature of the fight between Shira and Twanette on September 30?

3. Describe the Storyteller Festival.

4. Describe some things Codell's class does for Halloween.

5. What is Codell's opinion of the teaching education she received?

6. Describe the theft of the Columbus comic book and its resolution.

7. What question does Codell have for the "educational chiropractor" brought in by Mr. Turner?

8. According to the Epilogue, what became of Codell after the events in the journal?

9. How does Codell build up suspense in her class for the introduction of the "time machine"?

10. At the beginning of Part I, what does fifth-grader Melanie warn incoming students about the fifth grade?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The class has a moment of unity when they read The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes.

1)Describe the plot of The Hundred Dresses.

2)Why do you think the story caused Ashworth to reveal the fact of his missing finger to the class?

3)What larger comment does this incident make about the power of learning and of reading?

Essay Topic 3

At the end of the epilogue, Codell states: "Everything [my students] become, I also become. And everything about me, they helped to create." Dissect and explain this enigmatic statement. What implications does this have for the teaching process as well as the learning process? How might such a statement help to explain Codell's larger philosophy about the correct way to teach?

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