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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the stated purpose of the "educational chiropractor" early in Part III?
(a) To "straighten out" the student body.
(b) To "align" the teachers' curriculum.
(c) To "work out the kinks" in school rules.
(d) To "massage" the teachers' union into agreeing to lesser pay.

2. In Codell's reading group method, what role does the "literary luminary" play?
(a) Guessing what comes next in the plot of the book.
(b) Making questions up about the book.
(c) Reading passages out loud.
(d) Defining difficult words in the text.

3. What important test does Codell's class take on May 13th?
(a) The California Assessment of Learning.
(b) The Illinois Standardized Test of Academic Proficiency.
(c) The Iowa Standardized Test of Basic Skills.
(d) The Federal Standardized Exam.

4. In Codell's reading group method, what role does the "language lover" play?
(a) Reading passages out loud.
(b) Guessing what comes next in the plot of the book.
(c) Making questions up about the book.
(d) Defining difficult words in the text.

5. What special guest(s) arrive(s) for the Storyteller Festival?
(a) Michael Jordan.
(b) Representatives from the foundation which gave Codell the grant for the festival.
(c) Connie Porter.
(d) Members of the Chicago Board of Education.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mr. Turner sees Codell and several of her students wearing saris, what does he think?

2. According to Codell, how must a teacher behave with a student to get him/her to learn?

3. Which child is especially shy about being a storyteller?

4. What misbehavior does Melanie have a propensity to commit?

5. According to Jim Trelease, what kind of portrayal is Educating Esme, with respect to American education?

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