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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 Peter do to Lexie?

2. In Part Two: April, what does Jeffrey tell his mom and dad?

3. In Part Two: April, why does Charlie say he went to Anna's mother's house?

4. In Part One: February, what does Danielle ask?

5. In Part Two: June, what is Luke's final dollar word?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part Two: March, what does Mrs. Williams say about the snowball? What does Jessica think about this?

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

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

5. In Part Two: April, what is Anna's shocking news? What does Danielle say to this?

6. In Part Two: June, what are the happy endings for Jeffrey, Alexie, Peter, Danielle, and Anna?

7. In Part Two: April, what does Anna find out about her mom and Charlie? How does her mother say Charlie changed?

8. In Part Two: June, what happens when Mr. Terupt sees Peter? What does Mr. Terupt show the kids?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Danielle and Anna want to be friends, but have a feud going back generations from their families. How do they undo this feud? What about the classroom, outside influences, and one another allows them to think and feel differently? What is the novel showing about undoing beliefs and prejudices with this?

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

In the beginning of the novel, Jessica says she hopes there is a happy ending. By the end of the novel, Luke says there is a happy ending. How does a happy ending come a full circle? Does a happy ending mean nothing painful happens? Finally, is there anything else in the novel that comes around or comes full circle?

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