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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Pages 149 through 165.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the end of Part II, what is Codell's ultimate career aspiration?
(a) She wants to be a school librarian.
(b) She wishes to become a school principal.
(c) She wishes to remain a teacher of fifth-graders.
(d) She wishes to join the teachers' union full-time.

2. What is the name of the mentor who inspired Codell to do her best as a teacher?
(a) Lillia.
(b) Ms. Coil.
(c) Mr. Turner.
(d) Ismene Siteles.

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

4. What unusual request does Ms. Coil make of Codell?
(a) Ms. Coil asks Codell to help move furniture in her apartment.
(b) Ms. Coil asks Codell to help her write a screenplay about being a vice principal.
(c) Ms. Coil asks Codell to drive her car to the auto mechanic.
(d) Ms. Coil asks Codell to lend her five-hundred dollars for rent.

5. Shira undergoes a change on December 13 when she begins dancing to which Christmas song?
(a) I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.
(b) White Christmas.
(c) Silver Bells.
(d) Jingle Bell Rock.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Esme Codell when given a job at the public school at the start of the book?

2. Why is Latoya consistently late to school in the second week of April?

3. What is Codell's general attitude toward Ms. Federman?

4. According to Codell, what is "education's best-kept secret"?

5. Which student becomes teacher for a day, swapping places with Codell?

(see the answer key)

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