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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 say that Tuli has?

2. What does Dreenie think about Bluish's home?

3. Why is Natalie unsure about accepting the invitation?

4. What did Bluish make for the girls to wear?

5. How does Dreenie act when pushing Bluish in the wheelchair?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Dreenie invite Bluish and what does Bluish say about the invitation?

2. How is Dreenie beginning to feel at school and with whom does she have a positive connection?

3. With whom does Tuli live, what does she do for a living, what does she cook the girls and what does she do after they eat?

4. What does Rita say to the girls about Bluish's nickname?

5. What is the surprise in class that Dreenie springs on Bluish?

6. What lands on Bluish's arm and what does Max say that upsets her?

7. Where do Tuli and Dreenie go with Bluish in Chapter 4 and how do Tuli and Dreenie act?

8. How do some of the students feel about Bluish?

9. What is the class going to be starting in Chapter 4?

10. What type of exhibit do the kids enter at the Natural History Museum and why does Bluish stand?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dreenie organizes a surprise for Bluish, paying off the introduction of the knit caps in chapter four by having everyone jump up and don the caps for Bluish. This climactic act is a show of solidarity, an affirmation that the kids are firmly united with Bluish, who must wear the cap to cover her head gone bald from harsh chemotherapy treatments. In essence, the cap wearing is a sign that the children share Bluish's struggle. Bluish, along with Dreenie, have found their sense of place and belonging.

1. How do you think a show of solidarity is helpful to Bluish? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think is it important that everyone feels like they belong to something outside of themselves? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Do you think the entire class getting behind Bluish and accepting her is realistic? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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