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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 tells about a medieval joust they "witnessed."
(c) The student complains that the time machine is not real.
(d) The student claims to have gone back to the Jurassic period to observe dinosaurs.

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

3. Who is the first student to use the "time machine"?
(a) Shira.
(b) Billy Williams.
(c) JoEllen.
(d) Melanie.

4. Why does Codell fear that student B. B. will be chosen as the first student to use the time machine?
(a) B. B. is described as a "terrible realist" who may not buy into the fantasy she's trying to create.
(b) B. B. is described as a "hopeless daydreamer," and B. B. may refuse to leave the machine once inside.
(c) B. B. is afraid of the dark, and using the time machine involves being in the dark.
(d) B. B. is known for violence, and may destroy the time machine.

5. Once a week, Codell tutors Ruben in what subject?
(a) Math.
(b) Reading comprehension.
(c) Spelling.
(d) Mastery of the yo-yo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the attitude of the speaker in Codell's poem "The Custodian's Thoughts"?

2. What is Codell's impression of the scary story contest she holds for Halloween?

3. On December 14th, older children steal which of Codell's classroom accessories?

4. What container does Codell create to allow students to symbolically rid themselves of worries?

5. How does Ruben show his affectionate crush for Codell?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the story Codell tells about her landlord in a November 10 entry.

2. What is the nature of the fight between Shira and Twanette on September 30?

3. How does Codell believe that Mr. Turner chose the teachers for his school?

4. Explain the story of Ozzie becoming ill at school.

5. How is the "time machine" built?

6. Why do the students stab the substitute teacher in the back with a pencil on February 1?

7. What are Codell's impressions about her former students graduating from middle school?

8. What reasons does Trelease give in the Afterword for his contention that Educating Esme is "terribly relevant"?

9. What is the nature of the struggle between Codell and Mr. Turner in Part I in regards to Codell's proper form of address?

10. Why does Codell take B. B. and his little sister in to her home for a night?

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