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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 Two: May, why does Anna ask Danielle to pray with her?
2. In Part One: March, what does Anna's mom reassure her?
3. In Part One: February, what does Mr. Terupt tell the class?
4. In Part Two: April, what does Jeffrey think about James leaving?
5. In Part One: March, who does Anna ask to go to the hospital with her?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part Two: March what does Luke find out when he goes to see Mr. Terupt for the second time? Why is this information important?
2. In Part One: February, who gangs up to attack Peter? What does Peter do in return?
3. In Part Two: May, whose fault does Jessica's mom think the accident was? Why does she think this?
4. In Part Two: March, what surprises Anna about Danielle's brother Charlie? What does she think about her mom and him?
5. In Part Two: March, what does Alexie say to Mr. Terupt? How does she feel Mr. Terupt helps her?
6. In Part One: February, there is a series of one to two sentence of the classroom students speaking. What is implied by these voices that happens and how is it implied?
7. In Part One: February, what does Jefferey say he learns about Luke? How does he say he feels towards Peter and what does he intend to do to him?
8. In Part Two: May, what do Jessica and the class go to do? What does Jessica realize about Mr. Terupt?
9. In Part Two: March, what do the girls see when they go to see Mr. Terupt in the hospital? What happens in Mr. Terupt's hospital room?
10. In Part Two: May, what does Anna ask Danielle as they leave the waiting room? Why does she ask this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
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
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.
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