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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: March, what does Luke do when he sees Mr. Terupt?

2. In Part One: February, what does Jessica think about the attack on Peter?

3. In Part One: March, who goes to see Mr. Terupt first?

4. In Part Two: April, what does Jeffrey think about James leaving?

5. In Part One: March, what does Luke find out about Mr. Terupt?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part Two: June, what does Mrs. Williams announce to the class? What does this mean for Mr. Terupt and Grade Five?

2. In Part Two: June, who shows up to the classroom? What happens with their arrival?

3. In Part Two: April, what does James in the Collaborative Classroom say to Peter? What does this allow to happen?

4. In Part Two: March, who does Jessica say comes into the classroom? What does she say this person says?

5. In Part Two: April, what does Jeffrey do with his family? How does his family respond?

6. In Part Two: March, what does Jeffrey think about Mr. Terupt being in a coma? How does he relate this to his brother?

7. In Part Two: May, what does Jeffrey bring to the waiting room with him? What do he and the class do with this?

8. In Part Two: March, what surprises Anna about Danielle's brother Charlie? What does she think about her mom and him?

9. In Part Two: May, how does Jeffrey feel in the waiting room, and who comforts him? Why does he feel this way?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jeffrey realizes he always thought things were his fault, but that everyone has a fault, and everyone is hurting. What are the faults that everyone in the class has towards Mr. Terupt's accidents? Write out their faults, with examples for each from the text; then add on any ways you see those faults overlapping. How do they get past their own faults to see the faults of others, or that there is no fault at all?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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