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

2. What is Ozzie's Native American name, as given to her in a naming ceremony?
(a) Boy Who Draws Like Crazy.
(b) Master of Kickball.
(c) Boy Who Wears Cool Clothes.
(d) Boy of the Many Crayons.

3. What is the ethnic makeup of Codell's class?
(a) Mostly white.
(b) Mostly hispanic.
(c) Mostly black.
(d) About half and half, black and white.

4. What film, the first classic film Codell shows, is shown in October 15?
(a) The Miracle Worker.
(b) Citizen Kane.
(c) Casablanca.
(d) The Bishop's Wife.

5. According to a November 2nd entry, what does Codell do to help teach about inventors?
(a) Holds a brainstorming session in which kids think of fantastic inventions.
(b) Dresses up in a wild outfit full of accessories that have inventor stories behind them.
(c) Has the kids invent their own "better mouse trap."
(d) Helps her students create a simplified cotton gin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What organization is established to evaluate Codell's Fairy Tale Festival proposal?

3. What about Mr. Turner's phone call habits irks Codell in the first few entries of the book?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe some things Codell's class does for Halloween.

3. Briefly describe the day when Billy Williams becomes teacher for a day.

4. What steps does Codell take to prepare her classroom for the first day of school?

5. At the beginning of Part I, what does fifth-grader Melanie warn incoming students about the fifth grade?

6. Describe the circumstances surrounding Melanie's birthday on January 8?

7. Describe Codell's experience with the teachers union representative.

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

9. As related in Part I's first entry, what happens in Codell's first interviews for the position at the new public school?

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

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