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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Awakenings, Chapters 1-3 (pg 26 - 53).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who came to the school to help the teachers learn how to teach the new math?
(a) Representatives from the textbook publishers.
(b) No one.
(c) The principal and a math teacher who had been to a conference.
(d) College teachers from the local community college.

2. What was the name of the student teacher in Mrs. Zajac's class?
(a) Miss Smith.
(b) Miss Catch.
(c) Miss Brown.
(d) Miss Hunt.

3. When was the one time Mrs. Zajac cried in class?
(a) When the planes flew into the Twin Towers.
(b) When the Viet Nam war was over.
(c) When her students hurt her feelings.
(d) When the space shuttle exploded and a teacher was killed.

4. When she canceled science for a day, what did Mrs. Zajac substitute in its stead?
(a) Music.
(b) Creative writing.
(c) Independent reading.
(d) An informal art lesson.

5. What game did Mrs. Zajac invent in order to get her students' attention in math one day?
(a) She pretended she was asleep at her desk.
(b) She started demonstrating card tricks.
(c) She played "I am thinking of a number."
(d) She was the student, and the students were the teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Judith do when she had finished her classwork and had extra time?

2. How many reading groups did Mrs. Zajac have in her classroom?

3. Who was Mrs. Zajac's most difficult student after Clarence?

4. What was the favorite book Mrs. Zajac was reading to her students after recess daily?

5. What did the principal of Kelly School identify as one of his better skills?

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