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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. How does Codell eventually ensure her students do not steal books that they borrow?
(a) She informs a child's parent when the child borrows a book.
(b) She makes students leave one of their shoes to ensure they return books.
(c) She collects $10 from students for each book they borrow, as collateral.
(d) She develops an ID card system similar to a public library.

2. What does Codell notice about the new class of teachers that will be teaching along with her at the new school?
(a) There is not one man 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) Codell is one of the few white women among the new teachers.

3. What about Mr. Turner's phone call habits irks Codell in the first few entries of the book?
(a) He frequently hangs up, only to call again soon after.
(b) He calls very late, sometimes as late as 11:30 PM.
(c) He speaks for very long periods on the phone.
(d) He yells into the receiver.

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

5. What does Codell use the Thinking Cap for?
(a) She places potpourri and incense in the cap, allowing the wearer to benefit from aromatherapy.
(b) She puts it on students so they can take extra time to give a good answer.
(c) She claims that if students concentrate hard enough with the cap on, they will become smarter.
(d) She makes troublemaking students wear it, so they can think about what they've done.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occurs on the bus ride to the university science fair on October 13?

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

3. What does Codell tell her students about their "alphabet museum" in order to avoid potential embarrassment?

4. Why does Codell fear that student B. B. will be chosen as the first student to use the time machine?

5. What was Codell's impression of prostitutes on her block as a young child?

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