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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was missing from Clarence's core evaluation meeting?
(a) The principal.
(b) Mrs. Zajac.
(c) His mother.
(d) The psychologist.

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

3. What did Mrs. Zajac's class smell like in the spring?
(a) The sour smell of sneakers.
(b) Construction paper.
(c) Cedar wood chips.
(d) Flowers from the class garden.

4. On what did Claude build his model river?
(a) A piece of plywood.
(b) A piece or cardboard covered in foil.
(c) A metal serving tray.
(d) A wooden crate.

5. Where was Felipe's clubhouse?
(a) Behind his house in the back yard.
(b) Behind the school in an alleyway.
(c) Behind the church along the river.
(d) Behind the karate parlor alongside a canal.

6. Which students worked with Claude on a Science Fair project?
(a) Dick and Felipe.
(b) Ashley and Jennifer.
(c) Pedro and Jimmy.
(d) Judith and Robert.

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

8. Who was Jim Padden?
(a) Mrs.Zajac's father.
(b) The Alpha teacher.
(c) Mrs. Zajac's uncle.
(d) The sixth grade teacher.

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

10. What did Mrs. Zajac realize was the reason she was unable to sleep?
(a) She was asked to be the new principal of Kelly School.
(b) She did nothing to prevent Clarence moving out of her classroom.
(c) She wanted a divorce from her husband.
(d) She was burned out and did not want to go back to school.

11. While Robert was in time-out isolation, and Mrs. Zajac accidentally left him with a penny, what did he do with it?
(a) Robert scratched the back of his hand open until it bled.
(b) Robert put the penny on Mrs. Zajac's desk
(c) Robert threw it across the room to Dick.
(d) Robert swallowed the penny and began to choke.

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

13. What response did one of Al's critics give after he made a suggestion to the teachers at a meeting?
(a) "You can't make me quit, Al."
(b) "The Lord blesses you, Al."
(c) "What makes you think I can do more than I am?"
(d) "Amen."

14. To what did Mrs. Zajac compare her Irish ancestors' immigration?
(a) To the Puerto Rican immigration.
(b) To the gold rush in California.
(c) To the Jews entering Israel.
(d) To German immigration.

15. What did Mrs. Zajac often mutter to herself in her classroom?
(a) "When is this year going to end?"
(b) "Patience and understanding make things go smoother."
(c) "Patience, Mrs. Zajac. Patience."
(d) "I am a very good teacher."

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Mrs. Zajac ask to clean out Clarence's desk?

2. What did Mrs. Zajac see that Robert had tried to create for his Science Fair project?

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

4. Who were the "three Claudes" Mrs. Zajac identified as being part of Claude's personality?

5. When did Mrs. Zajac take the same field trip her students were taking with her now?

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