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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened if a student did not hand in their best work?
(a) Mrs. Zajac would make you clean the classroom.
(b) Mrs. Zajac would keep you after school.
(c) Mrs. Zajac would make you do it over.
(d) Mrs. Zajac would give you an automatic F.

2. Why did Mrs. Zajac hold Clarence in her room after school on Friday?
(a) For hitting other children.
(b) For screaming at the student teacher.
(c) For not doing his homework.
(d) For rough-housing on the playground.

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

4. What did Mrs. Zajac learn about Clarence during the Pledge to Allegiance?
(a) He did not know the Pledge to Allegiance.
(b) He had trouble memorizing long passages.
(c) He could not stand still long enough to say the pledge.
(d) He did not know with confidence his left hand from his right.

5. What percentage of Kelly School children came from homes receiving some form of public assistance?
(a) 25%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 60%.
(d) 75%.

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

7. Who was the principal of Kelly School when Mrs. Zajac was a teacher there?
(a) Alphonse Laudato.
(b) Albert Little.
(c) Allan Landers.
(d) Alphonse Lindbergh.

8. What prevented Mrs. Zajac from teaching lessons for as long as she wanted?
(a) She was too disorganized.
(b) Classes switched rooms at the sound of the school bell.
(c) She needed a break.
(d) She spent too much time on discipline.

9. Who gave Miss Hunt the longest and most elaborate farewell card?
(a) Clarence.
(b) Robert.
(c) Judith.
(d) Felipe.

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

11. What were some of the implements Ancient Greek and Roman teachers used to enforce discipline in the classroom?
(a) Switches, ropes, and taws.
(b) Ferrules and dunce caps.
(c) Ferrules, switches, and taws.
(d) Taws, belts, and topes.

12. How old was Mrs. Zajac at the time of this book?
(a) Twenty-four.
(b) Thirty-four.
(c) Fifty-four.
(d) Forty-four.

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

14. Which student did Mrs. Zajac acknowledge brought out the worst in her?
(a) Alice.
(b) Felipe.
(c) Manny.
(d) Robert.

15. What did Clarence say on his way out of his after-school meeting with Mrs. Zajac on Friday afternoon?
(a) "I hate this school!"
(b) "I hate Mrs. Zajac!"
(c) "I'm too stupid for school."
(d) "I'm never coming back."

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dick say to a classmate one day about Mrs. Zajac?

2. What was the Highland Dingle?

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

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

5. What was the name of the neighborhood in which Kelly School was located?

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