Why did Kiana Roubini have to wait for her step mom to come back to school to register?

• Because Chauncey wanted to go on a roller coaster.

• Chauncey threw up and Stepmonster had to run home to clean him up.

• Stepmonster didn’t know where she was going.

• Stepmonster didn’t care about school.

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Why is Kiana "temporary" at Greenwich Middle School?

• She plans to run away.

• She is going to go live with her Grandma soon.

• She will move back with her mom after her mom finishes shooting a movie.

• She is going to transfer to another middle school after Christmas.

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Why is Parker allowed to drive if he is only 14?

• He has a special permit because his family owns a farm and he helps run it.

• His parents are too old to drive.

• He got a fake permit.

• He isn't allowed to drive - he is breaking the law.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

When Kiana showed up to register, why did she describe the office as a "madhouse?" (Choose all that apply)

• It's packed with students lost their schedules.

• It's packed with students who don't understand their schedules.

• It's packed with students trying to change their schedules.

• The secretary was yelling at the principal for not having enough people to help her.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

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CCSS.RL.7.6

How does Kiana end up in SCS-8?

• She accidentally gets Parker's schedule.

• She wanders in when she's trying to find the bathroom.

• She chooses that class because she knows it will be easy.

• Her stepmother registered her for that class.

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How did Mr. Kermit feel about teaching 30 years ago? (Choose all that apply)

• He was excited about new students to teach.

• It was a calling.

• He looked forward to all the money he was going to make.

• He wanted to be teacher of the year.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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CCSS.RL.8.3

Now that Mr. Kermit is 55, how does he feel about teaching? (Choose all that apply)

• He looks forward to the last tick of the clock before the 3:30 bell.

• He loves waking up in the morning and realizing it is Saturday.

• He lives for the glorious voice of the weather forecaster saying, "Due to the snowstorm, all schools are closed down. . ."

• He can't wait to teach all the new students he will meet in SCS-8.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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CCSS.RL.7.6

How do we know that the other teachers have a poor opinion of Mr. Kermit? (Choose all that apply)

• They make fun of his coffee cup and call it "the toilet bowl."

• They complain that Mr. Kermit owes extra money to the teacher's coffee fund because he drinks more than anyone else.

• They didn't stand up for him when "it was all going wrong."

• They constantly make fun of his ratty car.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Who is Dr. Thaddeus? (There is only one CORRECT answer).

• The principal

• The superintendant

• A fellow teacher

• Mr. Kermit's father

• A major dictator

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How does Mr. Kermit feel about Dr. Thaddeus?

• He wears fancy suits to show off.

• He thinks Dr. Thaddeus is "full of himself."

• He thinks Dr. Thaddeus is a talented educator.

• He thinks Dr. Thaddeus is "one of the good ones" and he puts him on his guard.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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