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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the songs Codell hears in her mind when Mr. Turner is frustrating her?
(a) "Nothing from Nothing" by Billy Preston.
(b) "It's Not Unusual" by Tom Jones.
(c) "Perpetuum Mobile" by Novacek.
(d) "Control Yourself" by Jackie and Roy Kral.

2. What is the purpose of the class making a patchwork quilt?
(a) To teach about long division.
(b) To teach about inventors.
(c) To teach about the flowers of the fifty states.
(d) To teach about the Underground Railroad.

3. What does Codell come to realize about the teaching education she received?
(a) It did little to prepare her for the realities of teaching children.
(b) It was the best time of her young life.
(c) It was entirely too expensive considering its true value.
(d) It was invaluable, and surprisingly effective at preparing her for all sorts of emergencies.

4. Why does B. B. start to misbehave around 1:20 PM every day?
(a) B. B. never has anything to eat at lunch.
(b) B. B. knows he is missing his favorite cartoon show at that time.
(c) Codell never figures out why he suddenly changes at this time.
(d) B. B. is faced with the prospect of going home to his wheelchair-bound father.

5. Why is Codell impressed with her students when they have a field trip to the Historical Society?
(a) They are exceedingly polite to the society's staff.
(b) They do not steal anything the entire day.
(c) They make sure to carefully read the plaques on display.
(d) They are using knowledge learned in class in the real world.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Codell allow Kyle to do in order to perform better at math?

2. What kind of people too often dominate public education, according to Trelease?

3. According to the end of Part II, what is Codell's ultimate career aspiration?

4. What gift does Akila give to Codell?

5. What unusual request does Ms. Coil make of Codell?

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