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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What award does Codell receive during the events in the book?

2. Why is Ozzie becoming ill at school?

3. What important test does Codell's class take on May 13th?

4. What activity did Codell have the class do to learn about light?

5. What organization gives a teaching award to Codell, as described in the April 7 entry?

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

EDUCATING ESME is written as a series of journal entries. What effect does this format have on the narrative? What are its advantages and possible disadvantages?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the tone of EDUCATING ESME. What does Codell wish for readers to take away from her journal? How is any discussion of tone complicated by the fact that, presumably, Codell was writing a private journal and did not expect her entries to be read by anyone else?

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