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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what is Dreenie envious concerning her sister?

2. What is is Tulis "catch-phrase"?

3. What does Dreenie think Tuli is hiding?

4. What does Dreenie's mother think is a poor reason for excluding Bluish as a friend?

5. Who is Dreenie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dreenie convince her mother to let her do about her father?

2. What does Dreenie think she is and how does she feel about her sister's status with others? Where do they go to school?

3. Why does Dreenie want Tuli to stay for dinner?

4. What does Dreenie wonder about Tuli and Tuli's behavior but what is her ultimate decision about being friends with Tuli?

5. What does Dreenie's father say about Bluish?

6. How does Dreenie feel about her sister and for what is her sister known?

7. What does Tuli do when she sees Dreenie and Willie on the street and what happens?

8. For what does Dreenie's mother lightly chastises her?

9. Who does Dreenie describe in her journal and what is her description of that person? What nickname do the children give her and why?

10. What does Dreenie tell her mother when her mother coaxes her to talk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Willie is somewhat of a prodigy, and impresses teachers with her intelligence. Dreenie, by contrast, is "normal", and she is envious of the attention her sister gets and worried that she is a "dumbbell".

1. What do you think might be the difficulties a prodigy would face in life? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. If you are smarter than most people do you think it would be difficult not to feel superior to them? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Do you think Dreenie's envy of her sister getting so much attention is a normal reaction? How do you think Dreenie might be able to overcome that envy? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Bluish is initially disappointed when hearing that she was the subject of the class that day. In keeping with her previous characterization, Bluish simply wants to be treated like everyone else, and not as a freak or sideshow. However, she understands that it was important for the children's anxieties to be addressed. In this case, knowledge is power.

1. Why do you think it would bother Bluish to be the subject of a class discussion? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think wanting to be treated like everyone else is realistic considering Bluish's limitations? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. What do you think is meant by the statement that knowledge is power? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

On the subject of unity, it is also important to note the value of the group dynamic in forging the friendship between the girls. Like a microcosm of the city itself, the girls' group assigns different roles to accomplish a common task, in which the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

1. How do you think group dynamics can forge bonds between individuals? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. Discuss several groups you have been in or seen that are unified in purpose and bonded as friends. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Discuss what you think is meant by the statement the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

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