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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Pages 20 through 45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Esme Codell when given a job at the public school at the start of the book?
(a) 35.
(b) 24.
(c) 30.
(d) 19.

2. How do older teachers react to the great effort Codell takes with preparing her classroom for the first day of school?
(a) Most think Codell has done too much, creating an overstimulating environment.
(b) The teachers applaud Codell and reward her with a Teacher of the Month award.
(c) Many emulate Codell's colorful bulletin boards.
(d) The teachers believe Codell has done an average job, and are indifferent.

3. What occurs on the bus ride to the university science fair on October 13?
(a) The bus is attacked by gang members, who throw rocks at the windows.
(b) The students manage to finish a lengthy "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall" sing-a-long.
(c) Codell must break up a fight between two female students.
(d) The bus suffers a flat tire, and the students miss the fair.

4. 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) Unlike Codell, most of the teachers are older veterans pulled from surrounding districts.
(c) There is a disproportionate amount of white, slender women in their twenties.
(d) There is not one man among the new teachers.

5. In the first entry of the book, how does Codell respond when asked what she would do if a student uttered a curse word in her classroom?
(a) Wash his mouth out with soap!
(b) Honestly, I wouldn't know what to do!
(c) Faint dead away!
(d) Take him to the principal's office immediately!

Short Answer Questions

1. What is stolen from Codell's classroom on October 5?

2. What does Codell use the Thinking Cap for?

3. Why does Codell initially regret asking Twanette's mother to a conference on September 30?

4. Why does Codell organize a field trip to the university science fair on October 13?

5. What is the name of the mentor who inspired Codell to do her best as a teacher?

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