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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Pages 45 through 71.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Part I begins with a letter to potential fifth-graders written by whom?
(a) Mr. Turner.
(b) Melanie.
(c) Esme Codell.
(d) Ismene Siteles.

2. Why is Codell dissatisfied with the funeral service held for Ismene?
(a) It is raining hard, which Codell considers a bad omen.
(b) The service is conducted in a foreign language, and the behavior of those in attendance makes Codell nervous.
(c) The service is small, and Codell believes Ismene deserved a much larger service.
(d) Codell feels the eulogies given at the service are inadequate.

3. How many new teachers are introduced prior to the school's opening in Part I?
(a) 12.
(b) 35.
(c) 25.
(d) 5.

4. Which student must be stopped from casting voodoo spells on students in class?
(a) Vanessa.
(b) Shira.
(c) B. B.
(d) Esther.

5. What container does Codell create to allow students to symbolically rid themselves of worries?
(a) The Well of Worries.
(b) The Black Hole.
(c) The Little Brown Jug.
(d) Trouble Basket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the ethnic makeup of Codell's class?

2. What does Codell call the subject of Science?

3. Why do Codell and Mr. Turner fail to secure any donations, according to the July 28th entry?

4. Why do school administrators reject Codell's proposal for the Fairy Tale Festival?

5. Whose mother complains about Codell insisting on buying dictionaries for the children?

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