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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dreenie allow Tuli to do before going home?
(a) Call her friend on their phone.
(b) Read a book with Willie.
(c) Play with her doll collection.
(d) Hold their cat for a while.

2. How does Dreenie feel Tuli acts?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Unhappy.
(c) Obnoxious.
(d) Giddy.

3. Who is Mr. Palmer?
(a) The landlord.
(b) The beat cop.
(c) The janitor.
(d) The doorman.

4. Over what are Dreenie and Willie momentarily concerned?
(a) That their other brother is going to miss the bus.
(b) That the bus has already been by their stop.
(c) That Tuli is okay after falling.
(d) That their mother will forget to come get them.

5. Why are there decorations on the buildings where Dreenie and her sister are walking?
(a) It is a city-sponsered art project for school kids.
(b) The war is over.
(c) It's holiday time.
(d) It is July 4th.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who impresses teachers with her intelligence?

2. What does Deenie think of offering Natalie?

3. What happens when Bluish gets upset that day in class?

4. What does Dreenie wish she had done differently?

5. What does Dreenie say the act of writing in her journal is not about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Dreenie describe in her journal and what is her description of that person? What nickname do the children give her and why?

2. What does Dreenie say is the reason she is writing a journal and what does she admire about Bluish?

3. Why is Dreenie fearful of Bluish?

4. What does Dreenie notice about Bluish's attendance in school?

5. What makes Bluish different from other children, and who comes to school with her?

6. What does Dreenie's father say about Bluish?

7. Where is Dreenie and her sister at the beginning of Chapter 1 and what does the place look like?

8. What is Tuli like when Dreenie and Willie meet her on the street, why might she be like that and what is one of her favorite phrases?

9. What does Dreenie wonder about Tuli and Tuli's behavior but what is her ultimate decision about being friends with Tuli?

10. What does Dreenie's mother figure out about Bluish from Dreenie's description?

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