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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Pages 72 through 89.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What organization is established to evaluate Codell's Fairy Tale Festival proposal?
(a) The Fairy Tale Team.
(b) Association of Public Librarians.
(c) Committee for Extracurricular Activities.
(d) The Friends of the School Library Committee.

2. What poem, dedicated to Brandi, does Codell make her October 19th entry?
(a) How to Teach Impossible Students.
(b) How to Fold a Paper Snowflake.
(c) How to Tame a Tiger.
(d) How to Draw an Invisible Dragon.

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

4. What problem does Vanessa have in announcing the class' Christmas show?
(a) She struggles with a severe lisp.
(b) She consistently mispronounces a word in the announcement.
(c) She has extreme stage fright, and is too nervous to speak her lines.
(d) The announcement is too long, and she cannot memorize it.

5. 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 chooses to show a brief film clip of Hitler delivering a speech.
(d) She decides to skip the teaching of Nazis; her class is simply too young.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is NOT one of the activities Codell proposes for the Fairy Tale Festival?

2. On October 29th, Codell creates an after-school club with what focus?

3. According to Codell, what is Miss Clark's flaw as a teacher?

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

5. Why does Codell take her students outside for a field trip on January 7th?

(see the answer key)

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