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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is Torey's chosen profession?
(a) Special Educator.
(b) Mental Health Professional.
(c) Elementary Teacher.
(d) Social Worker.

2. With which of the following statements would Torey disagree?
(a) Children touch her life.
(b) The rewards she experiences are very small.
(c) Her students are hopeless cases.
(d) Students should not be shoved through the system.

3. What does Torey do to keep all of the students in the room?
(a) Uses a child safety gate.
(b) Locks the door.
(c) Plays music that soothes the students.
(d) Puts one of the aides in front of the door.

4. What does Sheila come to realize about the relationship between Sheila and her father?
(a) That they depend on each other for survival.
(b) They will never be able to remove Sheila from his care.
(c) That she provides him with an income.
(d) That underneath it all he does love her.

5. Which of the following terms might be used to best describe Whitney?
(a) Patient.
(b) Outcast.
(c) Enigma.
(d) Soft spoken.

6. What does Shelia tell Torey after she explains the rules of the classroom to her?
(a) That she needs to go to the bathroom.
(b) That she wants to leave this class as soon as possible.
(c) That she doesn't like Torey and Torey can't make her speak.
(d) That she doesn't want to be in this stupid classroom.

7. What does Torey do with Sheila after school?
(a) She reads to her.
(b) She works on trying to get her to complete paperwork.
(c) She completes hygiene lessons.
(d) She practices trying to get her to learn to tie.

8. Which of the is not used in the prologue to describe something that is worth all of the effort Torey puts unto her students?
(a) Moment of understanding.
(b) Moment of peace.
(c) Moment of learning.
(d) Moment of social awareness.

9. What present does Torey give to Sheila?
(a) Hair clips.
(b) Pencils.
(c) Wash cloth and towels.
(d) A magazine.

10. Which of the following is the best description of Torey's room right after the incident with the goldfish?
(a) Chaos.
(b) Ordered.
(c) Unruliness.
(d) Anarchy.

11. How does Torey describe Anton?
(a) Good with the kids, but unable to help with academics.
(b) Patient and good with the kids.
(c) Surprisingly well educated.
(d) Understanding and kind.

12. Which of the following is the best definition for a prologue?
(a) Conclusion.
(b) Summary.
(c) Abstract.
(d) Introduction.

13. What does Chad bring to Torey after her favorite show ends?
(a) Candy bar.
(b) Nachos.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) A movie.

14. Why does Ed tell Torey she must have a new student added to her classroom?
(a) Because only Torey can handle this student.
(b) Because this child is a special case.
(c) Because no other teacher in the district will take her.
(d) Because the child needs Torey.

15. What distracts Shelia and allows Torey to attempt to snatch away the pencil?
(a) Peter screams and runs from the room.
(b) Max stabs her with a pencil.
(c) Susannah Joy comes into the room.
(d) Freddie begins uncontrollably laughing loudly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sheila respond to that helps her behavior slowly improve?

2. Which of the following does the state mandate about Torey's aide?

3. What happens when Sheila refuses to join the group for morning discussion?

4. Which student does Sheila hurt at the beginning of chapter five?

5. What position did Torey have the previous year before Ed Somers contacted her about having a classroom of her own?

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