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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. What does Dreenie finally get after giving Willie and Tuli food and drink?

2. Why does Dreenie's mother gently chastise Dreenie?

3. How does Tuli speak?

4. Why does Dreenie write in her journal?

5. What does Dreenie's mother think is possibly wrong with Natalie?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what does Dreenie's mother lightly chastises her?

2. What kind of action does Bluish take to teach the other children about her?

3. What does Bluish do at school and what does she ask Dreenie? How does Dreenie mistake her question?

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

5. 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?

6. Why is Dreenie fearful of Bluish?

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

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

9. Why does Dreenie want Tuli to stay for dinner?

10. What does Dreenie think is gross about Bluish and what does Dreenie's mother urge her to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dreenie doesn't want Tuli to stay for dinner, but her mom doesn't mind. Dreenie is worried about Tuli's grandmother, because Tuli is the one who cooks for the both of them. Tuli getting home late means that Tuli's grandmother will be eating late. Dreenie's mom lightly chastises Dreenie for acting too grown-up and responsible.

1. Do you think Dreenie should be worrying about Tuli's grandmother? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think Dreenie acts too responsible and grown-up? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Would you rather be friends with someone who is too responsible or someone who is too irresponsible? Why? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The last pages promise rebirth and resurrection for the characters and especially for Bluish, and this promise is strongly (and conveniently) linked to the coming New Year and the upcoming spring season.

1. Discuss the metaphor of spring with the changes in Bluish's life. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. Discuss the metaphor of spring with the changes in Dreenie's life. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Discuss three instances of symbolism or metaphor in "Bluish". Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

By introducing a gamut of reactions among the students to Bluish - from fear to pity to confusion to anger - the author is indicating that all of these feelings are normal, and that no one should be ashamed to feel what they are feeling around someone who is different like Bluish.

1. What do you think someone might fear around a child like Bluish? Discuss the physical, mental and emotional types of fear. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think pity is beneficial for someone like Bluish? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. What do you think is the difference between pity and compassion? How might one respond to a person differently if he or she felt compassion instead of pity? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

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