2. What does Dreenie tell Mrs. Baker she wants to know after Bluish leaves for an appointment and why do she and the other students want this information

3. What does Dreenie say is the way she sees Bluish as feeling physically?

4. What does Mrs. Baker tell the students about why they are lucky and what does she say about the way the students are with Bluish?

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. When does Dreenie arrive at school in Chapter 4 and what does she do when she gets there?

10. What does Bluish's mother bring the girls, and how does Dreenie describe Bluish's parents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bluish parks her wheelchair right outside the classroom, so that kids have to squeeze around her in order to leave the classroom. Dreenie thinks about asking if Bluish needs help to move, but she does not ask. Bluish exclaims that she has put herself in the way so that the other kids are forced to look at her, as apparently everyone has been nervous around her and have been averting their eyes.

1. Discuss what you think life would be like if you were confined to a wheelchair. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. Discuss why you think Bluish blocking the door with her wheelchair was or was not a good action on her part. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Explain why you think Bluish's classmates had a difficult time looking at her. Discuss their fears and uncertainties. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Dreenie discusses how Bluish stands out in class, and how her wheelchair makes kids feel awkward, and how her pale appearance is weird. Dreenie's mom urges Dreenie to treat Bluish like she would any other kid, and not to single her out based on her appearance.

1. Do you think most children judge others based on their appearance? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think all adults would have given the same advice to Dreenie that her mother gives? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. There are many forms of prejudice in this world. Explain how judging Bluish based on her skin color and wheelchair relates to judging someone because of his or her religion, life style or race. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Tuli functions in the book as comic relief, with her amusing antics relieving the tension of the main story and the gravity of Bluish's serious condition. Comic moments with Tuli are accomplished with her outlandish, silly sayings and also her clumsy mannerisms, as when she intentionally slips on the sidewalk ice to get attention.

1. What do you think is the importance of comic relief in a book which centers on a serious illness of a young person? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. Explain why you think other children would think Tuli is funny. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Discuss a person you know in school who uses humor to get attention. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

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