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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the average annual cost to house an inmate in 1999?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $50,000.
(c) $30,000.
(d) $20,000.

2. Whose house does Ayers describe as "dominated by the kitchen"?
(a) Harriet and Efrem's house.
(b) Malcolm and Sue's house.
(c) BJ's house.
(d) Coretta's house.

3. What was one of the goals of the Prospect School?
(a) Supported teacher's efforts to create a learning culture.
(b) Less structured curriculum.
(c) Supported students rights.
(d) Higher pay for teachers.

4. Who was an exemplary teacher that argued that one central organizing goal in our schools must be the creation of communities of care and compassion?
(a) Eleanor Duckworth.
(b) Pat Carini.
(c) Jose Vega.
(d) Mara Sapon-Shevin.

5. What is considered by Ayers an epidemic in our schools known as a toxic habit with no limits?
(a) Labeling.
(b) Prejudice.
(c) Stereotyping.
(d) Flu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What became a helpful guide to teaching for Ayers and other teachers?

2. Which child's father was active in the civil rights movement?

3. What does Ayers identify as a time of invention, discovery, and surprise?

4. What does Ayers say that people must have to promote change in the educational system?

5. When Ayers took children to the airport concourse, what did they do?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Ayers, what is every child?

2. What can a teacher do to get parental involvement according to Ayers?

3. According to Ayers, how do students describe teachers?

4. Why did Aaron have trouble focusing as suggested by Ayers in Chapter 2, "Seeing the Student"?

5. In Chapter 3, "Creating an Environment for Learning," describe Harriet and Efrem's house.

6. Describe the positives to small schools as stated by Ayers.

7. What did Ayers say the first step of a staff review required?

8. As stated by Ayers, why are people drawn to the teaching profession?

9. What are Ayers feelings about community?

10. According to Ayers, what is the framework of a daily lesson plan?

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