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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. What does Granmom Gilla do?

2. What was the name of the Irish bar that Paula, Dreenie and others went inside?

3. What does the class get as a reward for their presentations?

4. Why does Dreenie sometimes hang back and let Bluish guide her own wheelchair?

5. Who showed Paula and Dreenie around Broadway?

Short Essay Questions

1. With whom does Tuli live, what does she do for a living, what does she cook the girls and what does she do after they eat?

2. Where does Dreenie invite Bluish and what does Bluish say about the invitation?

3. What does Dreenie tell Mrs. Baker she wants to know after Bluish leaves for an appointment and why do she and the other students want this information

4. How is Dreenie beginning to feel at school and with whom does she have a positive connection?

5. Where do Tuli and Dreenie go with Bluish in Chapter 4 and how do Tuli and Dreenie act?

6. What kind of toy does Bluish present to the class and what does Mrs. Baker say about it?

7. With whom is Dreenie going to work on her project?

8. What are Tuli, Dreenie and Bluish doing at Bluish's house?

9. What does Dreenie's project group decide upon as their topic and who writes up their agreement and why?

10. What does Bluish's mother bring the girls, and how does Dreenie describe Bluish's parents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dreenie discusses how Bluish stands out in class, and how her wheelchair makes kids feel awkward, and how her pale appearance is weird. Dreenie's mom urges Dreenie to treat Bluish like she would any other kid, and not to single her out based on her appearance.

1. Do you think most children judge others based on their appearance? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think all adults would have given the same advice to Dreenie that her mother gives? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. There are many forms of prejudice in this world. Explain how judging Bluish based on her skin color and wheelchair relates to judging someone because of his or her religion, life style or race. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Bluish parks her wheelchair right outside the classroom, so that kids have to squeeze around her in order to leave the classroom. Dreenie thinks about asking if Bluish needs help to move, but she does not ask. Bluish exclaims that she has put herself in the way so that the other kids are forced to look at her, as apparently everyone has been nervous around her and have been averting their eyes.

1. Discuss what you think life would be like if you were confined to a wheelchair. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. Discuss why you think Bluish blocking the door with her wheelchair was or was not a good action on her part. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Explain why you think Bluish's classmates had a difficult time looking at her. Discuss their fears and uncertainties. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Dreenie makes it clear the act of writing a journal is not about getting a grade at school, but just about wanting to write about Bluish. Dreenie admires Bluish's puppy and choice of hats.

1. What do you think the value of keeping a journal might be. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. Dreenie admires Bluish's hats and her puppy. How do you think this admiration could help Dreenie to become friends with Bluish? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Why do you think Bluish is allowed to bring her puppy to class? Do you think she should be allowed to do that? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

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