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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does B. B. sleep over at Codell's apartment one night?

2. How does Codell teach the students to multiply double-digit numbers?

3. Why does Codell compare teaching to a bottle cap in her poem "How to Teach Learning"?

4. In Codell's reading group method, what role does the "literary luminary" play?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the numerous challenges of the poor, urban educational environment? How does Codell's attitude on this topic differ from Mr. Turner's?

Essay Topic 2

As evidenced by teaching about the Holocaust and about sexual education, what does Codell see as the limits of presenting material to her class? What is Codell's attitude towards teaching uncomfortable or adult subjects to children?

Essay Topic 3

Jim Trelease in his Afterword calls Codell "always child-wise." What does he mean by this statement? Cite specific examples in the text to confirm this assertion.

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