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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 notice about the new class of teachers that will be teaching along with her at the new school?
(a) Codell is one of the few white women among the new teachers.
(b) There is a disproportionate amount of white, slender women in their twenties.
(c) Unlike Codell, most of the teachers are older veterans pulled from surrounding districts.
(d) There is not one man among the new teachers.

2. What pop culture figure does Codell use for her "best papers" bulletin board?
(a) Leonardo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
(b) King Kong.
(c) Kermit the Frog.
(d) The Incredible Hulk.

3. What name does Codell choose for her students to call her?
(a) Mrs. Raji Codell.
(b) Ms. Esme.
(c) Madame Esme.
(d) Mrs. Esme.

4. What is Codell's general attitude toward Ms. Federman?
(a) She respects her persistence in teaching for so long.
(b) She thinks Ms. Federman is a dinosaur from a long-gone era.
(c) She cannot agree with almost all of Ms. Federman's radical teaching methods.
(d) Codell is angry with Ms. Federman, because she promises to help Codell but never does.

5. What subject does the student Codell makes teacher for a day choose to make a lesson from?
(a) The Holocaust.
(b) Paper airplanes.
(c) Monster movies.
(d) Density.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which best describes an aspect of Codell's philosophy of reading out loud to the class?

2. At the end of the day in which Codell makes a student teacher for the day, what does Codell have her children do?

3. How does Ruben show his affectionate crush for Codell?

4. Who is Codell especially impressed with, in respect to his or her stitching skills?

5. In Codell's reading group method, what role does the "literary luminary" play?

(see the answer key)

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