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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 Torey impressed about when she sees her classroom in Pecking?

2. Why was Jadie not in her classroom at the beginning of Torey's second year?

3. What kind of abuse did Torey ask Arkie about concerning Jadie's family?

4. Where did Torey confront the person who hurt Reuben on the last day of school?

5. Why was Pecking in need of a Special Education teacher when Torey applied?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jadie say about her collage when it was finished?

2. What warning did Jadie give Torey about spiders?

3. What happened to Reuben on the last day of school?

4. What did Torey do after seeing Jadie's behavior with the puppy?

5. Why did Jadie not want the top put on the doll box?

6. When was the first time Torey saw Jadie standing upright?

7. How did Torey get Jadie to class at the beginning of her second year?

8. How did Jadie's parents explain her bad posture when standing?

9. What did Jadie do the first time she locked herself in the closet?

10. What did Torey do to make Jadie cry on her first day at the school in Pecking?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the people in these situations?

Essay Topic 2

What is voluntary mutism, and how was it treated in this book?

Essay Topic 3

Courage and fear were two attributes that were seen a number of times in this book. Where did they appear, and how did the presence of these feelings change the people who were involved in those scenes?

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