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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 Part One: January, who comes to Jessica's snow pant rescue?
2. In Part One: November, what does Peter do to Lexie in the field?
3. In Part One: December, what does Peter suggest for the holiday party?
4. In Part One: December, what does Anna do with the girls?
5. In Chapter One: September, who does Alexia go to hang out with at recess?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part One: December, what Christmas activity does Mr. Terupt propose? What does Peter say to add to this activity and how does this show a change of heart for him?
2. In Part One: October, what does Luke bring in for his plant? What happens when he mixes this to put on the plant?
3. In Part One: October, what does Peter say is the class science project? What does he bring in to contribute to the project?
4. 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?
5. 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?
6. Why is Jessica nervous to go to class in Part One: September? Why does she feel reassured?
7. In Part One: October, what does Jeffrey overhear when the class is forced to vacate because of the smoke? What does he think about what he overhears?
8. What does Peter usually do to skip class as said in Part One: September? Why does he decide that Mr. Terupt is cool?
9. In Part One: November, where do the kids in the classroom visit and why? How does Jeffrey act differently in this visit?
10. What is Danielle's relationship with Alexie in Part One: September? Why does Danielle struggle to make friends at school?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Alexia spends most of the school year tormenting both Jessica and Danielle, even though Danielle was formerly her friend. By the end of the novel, they are reunited. What does the novel show about where bullying come from? How can bullying be changed? Think about how Alexie changes, why she bullies, and how Mr. Terupt lectures the students who she bullies when they do not stand up to her.
Essay Topic 2
Luke blames Mr. Terupt, says in the beginning of the novel that he should have disciplined them differently, it would have gone differently. Jessica's mom agrees. Do you? Write a four argument why or why not Mr. Terupt is right or wrong how he disciplined the kids. Include at least four textual examples.
Essay Topic 3
Jeffrey blames himself for his brother's death and parents sadness. Jessica blames herself for her parents divorce. All the kids blame themselves for Mr. Terupt's accident. Why do they blame themselves instead of seeing the true? How do these characters get past self-blame and what comes after? Choose at least two characters to analyze closely.
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