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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Pages 112 through 134.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Codell find is particularly effective when it comes to teaching about Nazism?
(a) She compares Nazis to Ku Klux Klan members, giving the children a group they are more familiar with.
(b) She chooses a well-respected history book on the subject to read aloud with the class.
(c) She decides to skip the teaching of Nazis; her class is simply too young.
(d) She chooses to show a brief film clip of Hitler delivering a speech.

2. How does Codell teach the students to multiply double-digit numbers?
(a) By using "cha-cha" dance steps.
(b) By staging a Jeopardy-style game show.
(c) By creating an elaborate flashcard system.
(d) By having the students create an Aesop's Fable about the numbers.

3. Why does Codell take her students outside for a field trip on January 7th?
(a) She has the students build an elaborate snowman to encourage teamwork.
(b) The trip is a chance to examine trees and decide what kind of trees they are.
(c) Codell feels that the students have been cooped up too long, and they will find the outdoors refreshing.
(d) There is snow on the ground, and the trip is a chance to teach about precipitation.

4. Why doesn't Codell take Ms. Coil's suggestion that she should place student papers on her wall higher up?
(a) Placing them too high would be a distraction during class.
(b) Codell simply wants to spite Ms. Coil and annoy her.
(c) Codell believes the papers should be hung at the children's eye-level, so they can enjoy them.
(d) Placing them higher would mean disassembling and reassembling the entire board.

5. On December 14th, older children steal which of Codell's classroom accessories?
(a) The Time Machine.
(b) The Thinking Cap.
(c) Her roller skates.
(d) The Happy Box.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Codell angry after she breaks up a fight between two girls on December 8th?

2. What does Codell tell Mr. Turner about why he did not receive her classroom's inaugural newsletter?

3. Shira undergoes a change on December 13 when she begins dancing to which Christmas song?

4. Why is Codell impressed with her students when they have a field trip to the Historical Society?

5. What is JoEllen's Native American name, as given to her in a naming ceremony?

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