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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 do Bluish and Dreenie sort through?

2. How is Dreenie feeling towards Natalie?

3. With what does Willie want to play?

4. Where does Bluish get stuck with a large needle?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. With whom is Dreenie going to work on her project?

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

6. Who decorated the Christmas tree in the classroom, what does Dreenie think of it and what has been added to the tree besides Christmas decorations?

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

8. What does Dreena write about her time at Bluish's house with Tuli and Willie?

9. What does Mrs. Baker tell the students about Bluish's illness?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dreenie confidently wheels Bluish around, but also knows when to hang back and let Bluish feel in control by guiding her own wheelchair.

1. What do you think has given Dreenie the confidence she displays? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. Why do you think it is important for Bluish to be able to do what she can within the limits of her illness? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. How do you think your class would change if each student strove to the best of his or her abilities? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Bluish is initially disappointed when hearing that she was the subject of the class that day. In keeping with her previous characterization, Bluish simply wants to be treated like everyone else, and not as a freak or sideshow. However, she understands that it was important for the children's anxieties to be addressed. In this case, knowledge is power.

1. Why do you think it would bother Bluish to be the subject of a class discussion? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think wanting to be treated like everyone else is realistic considering Bluish's limitations? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. What do you think is meant by the statement that knowledge is power? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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