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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Lisette, one of the quiet children in the room, in October?
(a) Her building burned down and her family moved away.
(b) She became sick and quit school.
(c) She was chosen to be in a spelling bee.
(d) Her mother had a baby.

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

3. What was one thing Mrs. Zajac expected from her students?
(a) That they raised their hand.
(b) That they knew the Pledge of Allegiance.
(c) That they did their best.
(d) That they remained quiet in class.

4. What was Holyoke's primary industry at the turn of the century?
(a) Aluminum can production.
(b) Automobile headlight production.
(c) Paper production.
(d) Glass bottle production.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Highland Dingle?

2. What were some of the implements Ancient Greek and Roman teachers used to enforce discipline in the classroom?

3. What was the name of the student teacher in Mrs. Zajac's class?

4. What was the name of the bilingual teacher next door to Mrs. Zajac's classroom?

5. What was Mrs. Zajac's husband's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the fifth grade class celebrate the Christmas break? What did Mrs. Zajac give each child as a Christmas gift?

2. What subject did Mrs. Zajac's students have on Wednesday afternoons? How was the behavior in the classroom different from other times as the students prepared their Halloween project?

3. How did Clarence's behavior change in the first three days of school? What was Mrs. Zajac's reaction? What were Clarence's consequences for his behavior? What does Mrs. Zajac finally decide to do?

4. Where was Mrs. Zajac born, and where did she grow up? What did her father do for a living? What was a unique quality about the town in which she was born?

5. What was math class like for Mrs. Zajac? Why did they provide a particular challenge for her? How did she meet the challenge?

6. What is the subject of Kidder's story? Is it fiction or non-fiction? How does he go about learning about his subject?

7. When and where did Mrs. Zajac have time to grade her social studies papers? What trend did Mrs. Zajac see in her students' performance? Who in particular had made real strides in class and homework? Who had not done so well?

8. What happened in the 1970's to the town of Holyoke? How did this affect the town and its economy? What plans did the state and local governments come up with to renew Holyoke?

9. What was Mrs. Zajac's favorite saying, or mantra, to her students? What does she want her students to understand about learning?

10. What were some of the tips Mrs. Zajac gives Pam Hunt before her three days teaching in the classroom alone?

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