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

3. What is Codell's impression of the scary story contest she holds for Halloween?

4. Who provides Codell with an explanation as to why her substitute got stabbed in the back with a pencil?

5. What organization is established to evaluate Codell's Fairy Tale Festival proposal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Codell divides her students into reading groups, and the roles assigned to students.

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

3. As revealed at the end of Part II, what is Codell's ultimate career aspiration?

4. What is The Happy Box?

5. What happens with Perry, the gang member Codell confronts regarding an incident on October 13?

6. Who is Marky?

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

8. What dictates what songs Codell hears in her mind throughout the day according to the April 11 entry?

9. What is Codell's philosophy about bad behavior, in respect to an incident with B. B.?

10. What steps does Codell take to prepare her classroom for the first day of school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the numerous challenges of the poor, urban educational environment? How does Codell's attitude on this topic differ from Mr. Turner's?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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