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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, what does Peter get for guessing the links right?

2. In Part One: October, what happens with Anna and Daniella's plant?

3. In Part One: October, what does Jeffrey think because of what he sees Mr. Terupt do?

4. In Part One: January, where do Jessica and her mom go?

5. In Part One: November, how many blades of grass are estimated in the field?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part One: January, where do Jessica and her Mother go? What does Jessica's mother do when they are there?

2. In Part One: October, what does Peter say is the class science project? What does he bring in to contribute to the project?

3. In Part One: January, what does Mr. Terupt announce to the class that they get to do? Why do they get to do this?

4. What does Peter usually do to skip class as said in Part One: September? Why does he decide that Mr. Terupt is cool?

5. In Part One: November, where do the kids in the classroom visit and why? How does Jeffrey act differently in this visit?

6. In Part One: November, what does Anna ask of Danielle and Jessica? Why does this worry Danielle?

7. 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?

8. Why is Jessica nervous to go to class in Part One: September? Why does she feel reassured?

9. 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?

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

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 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

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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