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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. In Chapter One: September, what does Daniella say gives her a hard time in school?
2. In Part One: January, who guesses the amount of links for the chain?
3. In Part One: December, what does Mr. Terupt say they are doing for the holidays?
4. In Part One: December, what does Jeffrey tell Jessica happened to Michael?
5. In Chapter One: September, what does Jeffrey not want Mr. Terupt to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part One: October, what does Luke bring in for his plant? What happens when he mixes this to put on the plant?
2. In Part One: November, what does Lexie say to Danielle about the other members of their Collaborative Classroom group? What does Danielle finally say, and realize, in response?
3. What does Peter usually do to skip class as said in Part One: September? Why does he decide that Mr. Terupt is cool?
4. In Part One: November, where do the kids in the classroom visit and why? How does Jeffrey act differently in this visit?
5. In Part One: November, what does Lexie say Mr. Terupt says to her? Which part of this message does Lexie focus on and how does she feel about this?
6. In Part One: December, what happens with Lexie, Danielle, Anna, Jeffrey, and Jessica's group? How does Mr. Terupt intervene and what does he say to the group members besides Lexie?
7. In Part One: January, how many links does it take for the chain to reach the floor? Who correctly guesses the answer?
8. In Part One: January, why does what Jessica says to Jeffrey about Michael stick in Jeffrey's mind? How does Jeffrey describe his parents and their house?
9. How does Anna describe herself in Part One: September? What does she notice about Mr. Terupt's classroom?
10. In Part One: January, what do the class members propose they do for their free day? How does Luke come to the rescue of this plan?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Mr. Terupt is first injured, all of the students blame themselves. Why do you think they each feel guilty? What does the novel show about what guilt does? What finally sets this guilt free? Think about Jeffrey's example of how he moves past his guilt with his parents and if this is true for the other character's guilt.
Essay Topic 2
The title of the book is Because of Mr. Terupt. Think about what title means for the novel. What happens because of Mr. Terupt? What does the novel show about the impact of a good teacher?
Essay Topic 3
At the end of the novel, Mr. Terupt is brought back. Jessica's mom thinks he was irresponsible, but Mrs. Williams thinks he is magic. Why is Mr. Terupt allowed to teach? Which of these adults do you agree with and why? Do you think his teaching and discipline style should change or stay the same?
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