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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 think Tuli is hiding?

2. How is Dreenie surprised when she is downstairs?

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

4. Why does Dreenie use the clothes dryer?

5. Of what is Dreenie envious concerning her sister?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Dreenie think she is and how does she feel about her sister's status with others? Where do they go to school?

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

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

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

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

7. What does Dreenie do after Tuli is with her and Willie?

8. With whom is Dreenie spending time in Chapter 3 and why is Dreenie uncomfortable?

9. What are Dreenie's thoughts about Bluish's appearance, what does she want to do about Bluish's puppy and what does she think about the puppy coming to school?

10. Why is Dreenie fearful of Bluish?

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

There is a cathartic, joyous moment in which the three girls, wearing Bluish's knit caps, admire themselves in the mirror. The moment is proof that beauty - in this case, Bluish learning to knit beautiful caps during her time in the hospital - can be forged out of ugliness (Bluish's illness). The author's message is that there is always a rainbow after the rain, and that good can be found in even the most unlikely of places.

1. What do you think is meant by a cathartic, joyous moment? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think beauty can be forged out of ugliness? Why or why not? Give at least one example other than the one in the above paragraph to illustrate your answer.

3. Discuss how good can be found even in the worse situation. Give at least one example other than the one in the above paragraph to illustrate 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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