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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. Why does Dreenie think Bluish's appearance is weird?
2. For what does Dreenie long?
3. What does Dreenie want to discuss?
4. What is one thing different about Natalie?
5. Why does Tuli sob in the bathroom one day?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Dreenie say is the reason she is writing a journal and what does she admire about Bluish?
2. What does Dreenie think is gross about Bluish and what does Dreenie's mother urge her to do?
3. Who does Dreenie describe in her journal and what is her description of that person? What nickname do the children give her and why?
4. What does Dreenie's father say about Bluish?
5. What kind of action does Bluish take to teach the other children about her?
6. Why is Dreenie fearful of Bluish?
7. With whom is Dreenie spending time in Chapter 3 and why is Dreenie uncomfortable?
8. What does Dreenie wonder about Tuli and Tuli's behavior but what is her ultimate decision about being friends with Tuli?
9. Who is Dreenie's best friend, what does she do to impress people and what sent her sobbing to the bathroom?
10. Why does Dreenie want Tuli to stay for dinner?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Bluish's mom Rita confronts Dreenie and Tuli about what she perceives as Bluish's derogatory nickname. This episode foregrounds the importance of ethnic and cultural identity, with Rita defending her daughter against what, to her mind, is an attack on her heritage.
1. Do you think Bluish's mother was right to feel the way she did about Bluish's nickname from the children? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.
2. Why do you think an awareness of one's ethnic and cultural identity is important? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.
3. How does Bluish's mother's idea about her daughter's nickgame illustrate the statement don't assume? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Dreenie's accurate appraisal of Tuli's need for attention and love demonstrates that Dreenie is quite wise. The reader begins to see that Dreenie's fears about low intelligence are unfounded, given her acumen about Tuli.
1. In what ways do you think Dreenie seems to be wise? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.
2. In what ways do you think Dreenie demonstrates her intelligence? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.
3. Discuss what you think is the difference between intelligence and wisdom. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
On the subject of unity, it is also important to note the value of the group dynamic in forging the friendship between the girls. Like a microcosm of the city itself, the girls' group assigns different roles to accomplish a common task, in which the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
1. How do you think group dynamics can forge bonds between individuals? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.
2. Discuss several groups you have been in or seen that are unified in purpose and bonded as friends. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.
3. Discuss what you think is meant by the statement the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.
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