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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: February, what does Jessica plan with Anna and Danielle?

2. In Part Two: April, who takes over the classroom as a teacher?

3. In Part One: February, who does Peter mean to hit with the snowball?

4. In Part One: March, what does Anna's mom reassure her?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part Two: June, how does Jessica say she and the class feel on the last day of school? Why does she feel this way?

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

4. In Part Two: March, what does Anna admit to the other girls? What do they do together?

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

6. In Part Two: May, what does Anna ask Danielle as they leave the waiting room? Why does she ask this?

7. In Part Two: June, what does Alexie notice about Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Newberry? What does this make her think?

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

9. In Part Two: April, how does Luke say Peter seems to feel? Why does Luke not want to tell Peter the truth?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think that Mr. Terupt changes the students or they always find that they have the capacity to change from within? Write about how these two ideas cross with one another with several examples.

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

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?

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