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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Afterword, how does the chairman of the State Board of Education act when he visits a school?

2. Why is Codell afraid of B. B. returning from suspension?

3. What does Jim Trelease blame for poor reading scores in "a certain western state"?

4. What is Codell's response when Rowisha tells her about B. B.'s horrible home life?

5. What is the plot of the story "The Pudding Like the Night on the Sea"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At a meeting early in the year, a teacher named Lillia mispronounces "conspicuous" and is corrected by Ms. Coil to the embarrassment and anger of Codell.

1)What does this incident reveal about Ms. Coil's character? About Codell's character?

2)What might this incident reveal about a larger problem with the educational bureaucracy?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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