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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 is the acronym of the disease Bluish has?

2. What kind of soup does Granmom Gilla make?

3. With what is Tuli tasked in the group?

4. What lands on Bluish's arm?

5. Why is Bluish afraid of rough play?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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. What kind of toy does Bluish present to the class and what does Mrs. Baker say about it?

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

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

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

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

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Bluish and Dreenie share an emotional moment with the Blue Morpho butterfly, continues the notion that beauty can come from ugliness. Just like the lowly caterpillar can undergo a dramatic transformation into a beautiful butterfly, Bluish can emerge from this dark point in her life to "take flight" like the butterfly and emerge stronger and more beautiful than she was prior to the cancer.

1. Discuss how Bluish's situation from the beginning of the book to the end could be compared to the transformation of a caterpillar to a butterfly. Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

2. Do you think that everyone can emerge from a dark situation in his or her life and emerge stronger? Why or why not? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Unfortunately, there are some children who are abused in this world. Some of those children grow up to be kind and loving adults while some become bitter and even violent. Why do you think this is true? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

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