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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where had Alice's father taken Alice, Judith, and Margaret to help then with their Science Fair project?
(a) The Holyoke city hall.
(b) The Holyoke electric power plant.
(c) The Holyoke library.
(d) The Holyoke water power plant.

2. Who was not able to join the class for Mrs. Zajac's class field trip?
(a) Robert.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Claude.
(d) Felipe.

3. What did Mrs. Zajac think about the Science Fair while resting in the center of the gym?
(a) This was the best fair she could remember.
(b) This was much too difficult for the children to understand.
(c) This was the worst fair she could remember.
(d) The school needed a full time science teacher.

4. What did Mrs. Zajac dread telling Clarence before spring break?
(a) That she was placing his desk in the hall for the rest of the year.
(b) That he was being moved to a special class.
(c) That she was moving to the sixth grade.
(d) That he was being expelled from school.

5. Where did Mrs. Zajac meet her husband Billy?
(a) High school.
(b) Waitressing.
(c) Grammar school.
(d) College.

6. What change did Mrs. Zajac see in Clarence after she initiated the core evaluation for him?
(a) He began cursing in class.
(b) He ran in and out of the class constantly.
(c) He became more docile in class.
(d) He became meaner to the other children.

7. What song did the girls sing on the bus ride from their field trip back to school?
(a) "Miss Merry Mac-Mac-Mac."
(b) "Miss Suzie."
(c) "Five Little Monkeys."
(d) "School Days, School Days."

8. When did Mrs. Zajac take the same field trip her students were taking with her now?
(a) When she was in fifth grade.
(b) When she was on vacation with her family.
(c) When she was in summer camp.
(d) When she was in high school.

9. What did Judith say to Mrs. Zajac as the class looked out on the open field and pastureland?
(a) "Is it quiet like this in Puerto Rico?"
(b) "I want to live here."
(c) "I am ready to go home now."
(d) "My father would love this."

10. Who was the chief disciplinarian and organizer in Mrs. Zajac's family?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her nanny.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her mother.

11. What was the person who arranged the trip to Puerto Rico over spring break?
(a) A teacher at Kelly School.
(b) Felipe's father.
(c) Mrs. Zajac.
(d) Alphonse Laudato.

12. What did Felipe say when the class returned to school from their field trip?
(a) "Can we go again tomorrow?"
(b) "I wanted to eat at McDonald's."
(c) "That was the best trip I ever had!"
(d) "Why did we take that trip?"

13. What is the name of the alternative junior high school in Holyoke?
(a) Logos.
(b) Lincoln Square.
(c) Crossroads.
(d) Church Square.

14. What did Mrs. Zajac decide to work on with Claude for the rest of the year?
(a) His need to run around the classroom screaming?
(b) His organizational skills.
(c) His use of proper English.
(d) His attitude toward his classmates.

15. What suggestion did Al give the teachers at Kelly School during their staff meeting in March?
(a) "If you are not teaching, get with it."
(b) "If you are not happy, think about leaving."
(c) "If you do not want to be a teacher, find something else to do."
(d) "If you want better students, be better disciplinarians."

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one thing Father Joyce noticed about the English speakers during mass?

2. Who was missing from Clarence's core evaluation meeting?

3. Which students worked with Claude on a Science Fair project?

4. How did Father Joyce define a "cultural Catholic?"

5. When did the first five Puerto Rican families arrive in Holyoke?

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