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“You need to solve this problem in your school before we lose the budget vote.”
Which character may have said this?
a. Coach Jamison b. Mr. Malloy c. Ms. Narwin d. Dr. Seymour
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D. Dr. Seymour
“I can’t. My boss will fire me!”
Which character may have said this?
a. Coach Jamison b. Mr. Malloy c. Ms. Narwin d. Philip
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B. Mr. Malloy
“Do I look like a guy who goes around breaking the rules?”
Which character may have said this?
a. Coach Jamison b. Mr. Malloy c. Mr. Lunser d. Philip
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C. Mr. Lunser
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“You have to be a team player.”
Which character may have said this?
a. Coach Jamison b. Mr. Malloy c. Ms. Narwin d. Philip
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A. Coach Jamison
“Vote for me and I will never allow teacher like Ms Narwin in the classroom.”
Which character may have said this?
a. Coach Jamison b. Mr. Malloy c. Ms. Narwin d. Ted Griffen
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D. Ted Griffen
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“Please sign this petition; Mrs. Narwin is a good teacher.”
Which character may have said this?
a. Coach Jamison b. Allison Dorsettc. Ms. Narwin d. Ken Barchet
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B. Allison Dorsett
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“I know you are a good teacher. Remember I was in your class in high school.”
Which character may have said this?
a. Dr. Doane b. Allison Dorsettc. Ms. Narwin d. Ken Barchet
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A. Dr. Doane
“Call in to my show and give me your opinion of this crazy teacher.”
Which character may have said this?
a. Dr. Doane b. Jake Barlowc. Ms. Narwin d. Ken Barchet
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B. Jake Barlow
“Just because you ran track doesn’t mean I have to.”
Which character may have said this?
a. Mrs. Malloy b. Jake Barlowc. Ms. Narwin d. Philip Malloy
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D. Philip Malloy
“Stand up for your rights.”
Which character may have said this?
a. Mr. Malloy b. Jake Barlowc. Ms. Narwin d. Philip Malloy
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A. Mr. Malloy
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Philip was suspended because:
a. He liked Allison and started a fight.
b. He refused to apologize to Ms. Narwin.
c. He wrote inappropriate comments on his Language Arts test.
d. Philip refused to stop humming the National Anthem during homeroom.
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b. He refused to apologize to Ms. Narwin.
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Mr. Griffen wants to be elected as a member of:
a. The PTA board at the high school.
b. The church elder committee
c. The school board
d. State Senate
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• c. The school board
During the novel, Jennifer Stewart of the Manchester Record contacted Ms. Narwin to discuss her side of the story. The reporter then published a story that:
a. Told Ms. Narwin’s side of the story
b. Told Philip’s side of the story.
c. Told the school’s side of the story
d. Told a story with many inconsistencies
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d. Told a story with many inconsistencies
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Philip’s attempt at singing the national anthem was designed to:
a. Show patriotism for his country
b. Express his belief in God
c. Get out of Ms. Narwin’s homeroom and language arts class
d. Raise his grade in Language Arts so that he could run track
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c. Get out of Ms. Narwin’s homeroom and language arts class
According to his speech to the Sunday Fellowship, Mr. Griffen is concerned that:
a. Steve Hallick lost the track race, and the track team is now in jeopardy of losing the championship.
b. Ms. Narwin has been unjustly accused of something.
c. Young people are not allowed to practice elemental values of patriotism.
d. The local newspaper does not have its facts straight
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c. Young people are not allowed to practice elemental values of patriotism.
After the articles about Phillip’s incident appear in the newspaper, Phillip writes in his diary that he is feeling “nervous.” Phillip is feeling nervous because:
A. He realizes that perhaps his omission of truth has created a bigger problem than he can handle.B. He is worried about passing Language Arts.C. He is scared to ask Ms. Narwin for extra work.D. He doesn’t want to waste time.
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A. He realizes that perhaps his omission of truth has created a bigger problem than
he can handle.
Near the end of the story, the superintendent requests that Ms. Narwin take the rest of the term off. The superintendent makes this request because:
A. He is worried that Ms. Narwin’s presence at the school will jeopardize the approval of the district budget.B. He wants Ms. Narwin to take continuing education classes.C. He wants Ms. Narwin to have a vacation and recover from stress.D. Everyone thinks she is a bad teacher, and he wants to get rid of her.
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A. He is worried that Ms. Narwin’s presence at the school will jeopardize the approval of the district budget.
In the final lines of the story, we learn that Philip starts to cry when he is asked to lead the singing of the national anthem. Philip begins to cry at this request because:
A. Singing the National Anthem evokes (or “brings to mind”) great emotion and brings him to tears.B. His father puts him on restriction.C. He is so happy that he finally is able to show his patriotism.D. He is ashamed of what he has done.
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D. He is ashamed of what he has done.
Which one of the following is NOT a true statement involving the story that Philip shares with the coach and his parents?
a. Philip neglects to tell his parents about the bad grade on Ms. Narwin’s test.b. Philip takes advantage of his father’s support.c. Philip decides not to try out for the track because he no longer cares about running track or following his father’s footstepsd. Philip neglects to tell his parents about the silent rule during the playing of the national anthem.
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d. Philip neglects to tell his parents about the silent rule during the playing of the national
anthem.
Describe a possible outcome of the story if Philip’s parents had schedule a conference with Ms. Narwin to discuss Philip’s grade.
a. Philip receives extra work from Ms. Narwin so that he can improve his grade and make the track team.
b. Ted Griffen uses student rights and patriotism as a way to get elected to the school board.
c. Coach Jamison explains to Philip that he can no longer run track because of his poor grades in the classes.
d. Allison is no longer attracted to Philip.
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a. Philip receives extra work from Ms. Narwin so that he can improve his grade
and make the track team.
Philip did not receive a __________________ from his parents because they did not punish him.
Which of the following vocabulary words would best fill in the blank?
a. accountability b. consequence c. cooperate d. perception
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b. consequence
Which of the following vocabulary words would best fill in the blank?
a. accountability b. consequence c. cooperate d. perception
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Because Philip did not accept blame for what happened in the story, he never had any ___________________________ for his actions, so he was not held responsible.
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a. accountability
After listening to the viewpoints on the Jake Barlow show, it was clear that the audience’s _____________________ was that Ms. Narwin was a bad teacher.
Which of the following vocabulary words would best fill in the blank?
a. accountability b. consequence c. cooperate d. perception
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d. perception
The jury could have determined the _____________________ for the harm done to Ms. Narwin.
Which of the following vocabulary words would best fill in the blank?
a. liability b. consequence c. cooperate d. perception
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a. liability
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The people in the community did not have good ___________________ because they could not see both sides of the issue.
Which of the following vocabulary words would best fill in the blank?
a. liability b. insight c. cooperate d. perception
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b. insight
