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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sent Away, Chapters 1-8, (pg 145-193).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the last sharp ethnic division left in Holyoke when Mrs. Zajac was teaching?
(a) Between Puerto Ricans, Jews, and blue-bloods.
(b) Between Puerto Ricans, the latest newcomers, and everyone else.
(c) Between Irish Catholics, Baptists, and Puerto Ricans.
(d) Between Baptists, African Americans, and Protestants.

2. After two days of being out of her class while Miss Hunt taught it, what did Mrs. Zajac say?
(a) "Why would anyone want to become a teacher today?"
(b) "Pam will never make a good teacher."
(c) "Oh! I want my class back!"
(d) "What a relief not to be in there!"

3. How long did it take Mrs. Zajac to learn her students' names?
(a) Five days.
(b) Overnight.
(c) A week.
(d) Four days.

4. About how many "personal interactions" does a teacher need to manage successfully in order for students to feel secure?
(a) About two hundred.
(b) About three hundred.
(c) About fifty.
(d) About one hundred.

5. What question did Mrs. Zajac begin asking herself in March?
(a) "Am I burned out?"
(b) "What happened to Miss Hunt?"
(c) "Is this year ever going to be over?"
(d) "Where are we going for summer vacation?"

Short Answer Questions

1. What change did Mrs. Zajac see in Clarence after she initiated the core evaluation for him?

2. What did students in Mrs. Zajac's class know by the end of the first day in social studies?

3. When was the one time Mrs. Zajac cried in class?

4. Who was Jim Padden?

5. What did a colleague of Mrs. Zajac say about her?

(see the answer key)

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