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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. Whose grandmother does Dreenie worry about?

2. Who is Tuli?

3. In what grade is Dreenie?

4. Why is Bluish called that?

5. What does Dreenie think about Tuli staying for dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dreenie respond to Bluish's question, and how does she feel about her response later?

2. 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?

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

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

5. 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?

6. What does Dreenie convince her mother to let her do about her father?

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

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

9. What does Dreenie tell her mother when her mother coaxes her to talk?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Willie is somewhat of a prodigy, and impresses teachers with her intelligence. Dreenie, by contrast, is "normal", and she is envious of the attention her sister gets and worried that she is a "dumbbell".

1. What do you think might be the difficulties a prodigy would face in life? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. If you are smarter than most people do you think it would be difficult not to feel superior to them? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Do you think Dreenie's envy of her sister getting so much attention is a normal reaction? How do you think Dreenie might be able to overcome that envy? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The journal is an intimate, informal record that the young reader may strongly relate to, considering the young reader might also write in this manner, and might also feel many of the same things Dreenie does around those who are different.

1. Do you relate to Dreenie's journal? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think that the feelings Dreenie writes in her journal are ones that other children her age might feel? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. If you decided to keep a journal what would be your major focus as far as subject matter? Why? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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