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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What word did Manny call out in class that caused Mrs. Zajac to bop him on the top of his head with paper?
(a) "Cucaracha!"
(b) "Diablo!"
(c) "No way!"
(d) "Ohmygosh!"

3. How many children in Mrs. Zajac's class ate free lunches?
(a) About three fourths.
(b) Very few.
(c) About two thirds.
(d) About half.

4. What happened to the Flats in the 1980's?
(a) The city turned it into green space.
(b) Michelin Tire Co. opened a factory there.
(c) People set fire to abandoned buildings.
(d) Rehab companies built high rises.

5. What does Mrs. Zajac consider the cruelest form of prejudice a teacher can have?
(a) Not expecting fifth graders to be able to read well.
(b) Not assigning homework because it might be too hard.
(c) Treating white children better than others.
(d) Not treating children equally due to their circumstances.

6. What grade was Mrs. Zajac's son in?
(a) First grade.
(b) Second grade.
(c) Third grade.
(d) Preschool.

7. Why did Mrs. Zajac recite the rosary at night?
(a) As a way to ask for help and guidance while teaching her students.
(b) As an alternative to counting sheep and a way not to think about her students.
(c) As a way to relieve her guilt for being a poor teacher on some days.
(d) As a way to help remember there was a power strong than she.

8. What did the principal of Kelly School identify as one of his better skills?
(a) Discipline.
(b) Organization.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Parent conferences.

9. How many minutes did Mrs. Zajac give students to read whatever they want to?
(a) Thirty minutes.
(b) Fifteen minutes.
(c) No time, they were too busy.
(d) Twenty-five minutes.

10. What does Mrs. Zajac believe is the first prerequisite for discipline?
(a) Determination.
(b) Arrogance.
(c) Respect.
(d) Confidence.

11. What did Mrs. Zajac allow the students to do on the first day?
(a) Make as much noise as they wanted.
(b) Choose their own desks.
(c) Talk about their summer vacations.
(d) Eat their snacks early.

12. What did Judith do when she had finished her classwork and had extra time?
(a) Work on math problems or read.
(b) Draw or read.
(c) Whisper to the other girls.
(d) Work on her novel or read.

13. What was the first social studies question Mrs. Zajac asked her class?
(a) "What is the name of our country?"
(b) "What planet do we live on?"
(c) "What country is to the south of us?"
(d) "What is the name of the country to the north of us?"

14. What were the other subjects students had in the afternoons in Mrs. Zajac's class?
(a) English and history.
(b) Math and social studies.
(c) Creative writing and science.
(d) Social studies and math.

15. What did Mrs. Zajac worry about after asking Jimmy why he was so tired?
(a) How much time her students spent reading at home.
(b) How important Sesame Street was to children.
(c) What negligent parents allowed their children to watch on TV.
(d) How late her students went to sleep regularly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children were in Mrs. Zajac's class?

2. What did Judith tell Mrs. Zajac she wanted to do when she got older?

3. Where did Mrs. Zajac eat lunch every day and with whom?

4. What were the two smells in Mrs. Zajac's class at the beginning of the school year?

5. What was Holyoke's primary industry at the turn of the century?

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