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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dreenie ask Ms. Baker about Bluish?
(a) If Bluish can come on the next field trip.
(b) Why Bluish is out of class for several days just for a doctor's visit.
(c) What is wrong with Bluish.
(d) If the class can take their presentations to Bluish.

2. Why does Dreenie sometimes hang back and let Bluish guide her own wheelchair?
(a) So Bluish can feel in control.
(b) Bluish has fun popping wheelies.
(c) Sometimes the chair moves too fast for Dreenie.
(d) Dreenie doesn't know how to turn a corner.

3. What does Max explain?
(a) Why hummers like sugar.
(b) How the blue morpho got its name.
(c) Why snakes like to be next to people.
(d) Why most rodents are night creatures.

4. What happens every time Bluish goes to the doctor's?
(a) Dreenie goes with her.
(b) Dreenie takes Bluish's dog.
(c) Bluish is out of class for several days.
(d) The class worries.

5. Who escorted Bluish to an appointment several days ago?
(a) Natalie's mother.
(b) Willie and Tuli.
(c) The school nurse.
(d) Tuli and Dreenie.

6. Who does the writing for the group?
(a) Tuli.
(b) Dreenie.
(c) Paula.
(d) Bluish.

7. What do Dreenie, Tuli and Bluish pretend the visit to Bluish's home is concerning?
(a) Meeting and talking with Bluish's parents.
(b) Learning how to train the puppy.
(c) A class project.
(d) Seeing the puppy trained.

8. With what does Dreenie decide to surprise Bluish?
(a) She has everyone put on the caps Bluish gave the class members.
(b) A special movie made while they were on the field trip to show Bluish.
(c) A picture to hang on her wheelchair.
(d) A new sweater for Bluish's dog.

9. What worries one boy about Bluish's disease?
(a) If only Jewish kids get it because he's Jewish..
(b) If it can come back.
(c) If very many children get it.
(d) If he can catch it.

10. What is each group's initial task to be?
(a) Get their parents to help.
(b) Outline their agenda.
(c) Write up an agreement of who does what task.
(d) Decide on a leader.

11. What does Rita think of the name "Bluish"?
(a) She misunderstands and thinks they are saying "Blewish."
(b) She is horrified.
(c) She thinks it is cute.
(d) She does not understand the reference.

12. Of what is Dreenie's teacher proud?
(a) Of the way the students help Bluish.
(b) Of the presentations.
(c) Of the way the students planned the next outing.
(d) Of the way the students have accepted Bluish.

13. Who showed Paula and Dreenie around Broadway?
(a) Suzie.
(b) Tuli.
(c) Willie.
(d) Bluish.

14. How do many of the children in the class feel towards Bluish?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Angry.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Scornful.

15. Who seems a natural to help out the wheelchair-bound Bluish?
(a) The nurse.
(b) Tuli.
(c) Dreenie.
(d) Willie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Bluish and Dreenie sort through?

2. How does Dreenie act when pushing Bluish in the wheelchair?

3. How does Bluish sound when she talks to the group?

4. What does Bluish ask Mrs. Baker to do when she sits back down in her chair?

5. What kind of soup does Granmom Gilla make?

(see the answer keys)

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