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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 worries one boy about Bluish's disease?

2. What does Bluish say about her nickname to Rita?

3. Who accompanies the class on their next field trip?

4. What lands on Bluish's arm?

5. What do Dreenie, Tuli and Bluish pretend the visit to Bluish's home is concerning?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What does Bluish write on a sign she hangs around her neck and how does Dreenie help her with it?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What are Tuli, Dreenie and Bluish doing at Bluish's house?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Christmas tree itself is an amalgamation of all the major holidays, with Christmas ornaments, a Jewish menorah, and a Kwanzaa candelabra. Multiculturalism and its associated virtues of tolerance and unity are clearly values the author wishes to celebrate.

1. Why do you think it is important to have many different cultures holidays acknowledged? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. Why do you think tolerance of others is important in the world? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. What do you think humans could accomplish if instead wars humans were united across the world? 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

Dreenie makes it clear the act of writing a journal is not about getting a grade at school, but just about wanting to write about Bluish. Dreenie admires Bluish's puppy and choice of hats.

1. What do you think the value of keeping a journal might be. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. Dreenie admires Bluish's hats and her puppy. How do you think this admiration could help Dreenie to become friends with Bluish? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Why do you think Bluish is allowed to bring her puppy to class? Do you think she should be allowed to do that? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

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