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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Pages 89 through 112.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Codell make her "time machine" out of?
(a) An old armoire.
(b) A large plastic tarp.
(c) Heavy curtains.
(d) A refrigerator box covered in aluminum foil.

2. On the first day of school, how does Codell determine where the students will sit?
(a) Students take turns picking numbered apples from a bulletin board.
(b) Students can choose their own seats on a first-come, first-served basis.
(c) Students are seated in a large circle so everyone is equal.
(d) Codell has the students choose numbered seating assignments from a hat.

3. Where does Codell take her students on January 20?
(a) Sulzer Regional Library.
(b) The university science fair.
(c) Immmediately outside the school, to examine different types of trees.
(d) The history museum.

4. Why does Codell take her students outside for a field trip on January 7th?
(a) The trip is a chance to examine trees and decide what kind of trees they are.
(b) Codell feels that the students have been cooped up too long, and they will find the outdoors refreshing.
(c) There is snow on the ground, and the trip is a chance to teach about precipitation.
(d) She has the students build an elaborate snowman to encourage teamwork.

5. What does the first student to use the "time machine" report about his or her experience?
(a) The student tells about meeting Wyatt Earp and helping to rid Dodge City of criminals.
(b) The student complains that the time machine is not real.
(c) The student claims to have gone back to the Jurassic period to observe dinosaurs.
(d) The student tells about a medieval joust they "witnessed."

Short Answer Questions

1. Codell insists Mr. Turner refer to her by what title?

2. According to Ms. Coil, how do teachers (besides Codell) react to her suggestions to improve the design of their classrooms?

3. What is Ozzie's Native American name, as given to her in a naming ceremony?

4. Which of the following is NOT an activity Codell describes her class doing for Halloween?

5. Part I begins with a letter to potential fifth-graders written by whom?

(see the answer key)

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