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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: October, what does Peter bring in to feed his plants?
2. In Chapter One: September, how does Jeffery feel about school?
3. In Part One: December, what worries Daniella about going to Anna's house?
4. In Chapter One: September, how does Anna say she is in school?
5. In Part One: December, what does Anna do with the girls?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part One: January, how many links does it take for the chain to reach the floor? Who correctly guesses the answer?
2. In Part One: November, why does Jessica ask Jefferey what his secret is? What does she first say is her secret?
3. 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?
4. In Part One: November, what is the new math project that Mr. Terupt assigns? How do the class go about this project?
5. Why is Jessica nervous to go to class in Part One: September? Why does she feel reassured?
6. In Part One: January, where do Jessica and her Mother go? What does Jessica's mother do when they are there?
7. 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?
8. In Part One: November, what does Anna ask of Danielle and Jessica? Why does this worry Danielle?
9. What does Peter usually do to skip class as said in Part One: September? Why does he decide that Mr. Terupt is cool?
10. 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?
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
At the end of the novel, Mrs. Newberry tells Mr. Terupt that he is magic. What is Mr. Terupt's style of teaching? Summarize using three examples from the text. Then write, why does he teach in this way? How is his style of teaching and interacting with the kids a kind of magic?
Essay Topic 3
Charlie says to Danielle, that they will cross the bridge of their families reconciling when it comes to it. Jessica says to Jeffrey that everything happens for a reason. How are these two philosophies similar and connected to one another? What is the novel showing as a philosophy of life?
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