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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: December, why is it revealed Jeffrey is good with the Collaborative Classroom?
2. In Part One: December, what does Jessica's mom say about Anna's background?
3. In Part One: December, what does Jessica's mom say about Jessica's dad?
4. In Part One: December, what does Jeffrey tell Jessica happened to Michael?
5. In Part One: November, what is the name of the special ed class?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part One: November, what is the new math project that Mr. Terupt assigns? How do the class go about this project?
2. Why is Jessica nervous to go to class in Part One: September? Why does she feel reassured?
3. In Part One: November, why does Jessica ask Jefferey what his secret is? What does she first say is her secret?
4. 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?
5. In Part One: November, what does Peter do to Lexie in the soccer field? What does Luke say about this incident?
6. What is Danielle's relationship with Alexie in Part One: September? Why does Danielle struggle to make friends at school?
7. In Part One: October, what does Lexie think and do when she sees Jessica and Danielle together? What is the "girl war"?
8. What math activity does the class play in Part One: September? What dollar word does Luke come up with and why is this word a joke?
9. In Part One: November, what does Jessica's Mother say about Anna's Mother to Jessica? How does Jessica relate this idea to her mom's relationship to her father?
10. In Part One: October, what does Anna say happened to her mother when she was younger? How has this affected Anna and her mother?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Because of Mr. Terupt has all the student's voices chiming in, and building the stories of each chapter together. Why is the novel told in so many different voices? How does the structure of each part contribute to the overall story? Why is this the best choice for the story? Finally, how does the structure of the novel contribute to the story, or how does the structure show what is at the heart of the story?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Danielle and Anna want to be friends, but have a feud going back generations from their families. How do they undo this feud? What about the classroom, outside influences, and one another allows them to think and feel differently? What is the novel showing about undoing beliefs and prejudices with this?
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