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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Torey wish she had a teacher's desk in her room after talking to Ed?
(a) So she could lose herself in her work and forget her troubles.
(b) So that she could have a place to put her head down.
(c) So the room would seem like other classrooms.
(d) So she could hide behind it.

2. What genre of writing is found in the epilogue?
(a) Poem.
(b) Dialogue.
(c) Fiction.
(d) Non-fiction.

3. In what month does Ed reveal that there is room in the state hospital for Sheila?
(a) May.
(b) March.
(c) February.
(d) April.

4. What does Sheila seem to be dwelling on?
(a) Her uncle living with them.
(b) Torey's absence from school.
(c) Torey and Chad becoming her parents.
(d) Her trial day and eating dinner out.

5. How does Anton calm down Whitney's mother?
(a) He takes her for a long walk.
(b) He shows her the humor in the situation.
(c) He takes her to the lounge for coffee.
(d) He yells back at her for treating Whitney so harshly.

6. After the program, what does Torey see Sheila's father do for the first time?
(a) Touch Sheila.
(b) Smile at Sheila.
(c) Say he is proud of Sheila.
(d) Thank Torey for her help with Sheila.

7. What does Sheila want to discuss over and over?
(a) She wants to discuss Torey's absence over and over.
(b) She wants to talk about why she couldn't go on the field trip.
(c) She wants to talk about how Torey visited her house.
(d) She wants to talk about how her mother abandoned her.

8. Why doesn't Sheila get to participate in this subject?
(a) Because Sheila cannot be trusted in this subject.
(b) Because she refuses to do any paperwork.
(c) Because she cannot use a pencil correctly.
(d) Because it gives Torey a chance to work with the other kids.

9. What is the purpose of the writing in the epilogue?
(a) To end the book on a positive and upbeat note.
(b) To provide the reader more insight into Sheila.
(c) To show the reader the progress Sheila made.
(d) To say thank you to Torey.

10. Which of the following is the best description of what an epilogue is?
(a) Short part at the beginning of the book detailing the characters.
(b) A log of the events that happened in the story.
(c) Author summary and biography.
(d) Short part at the end of the book detailing the fate of the characters.

11. What does Sheila say when she got all of the answers wrong?
(a) She says that if she gets them wrong she'll have to go to another class.
(b) She says that if she had gotten them right her mother wouldn't have left her.
(c) She says that if she could learn how to do it, her father would love her.
(d) She says that if she could learn how to do it her mother would come back.

12. What does Chad suggest they do to celebrate the win of Sheila's court case?
(a) Go out for pizza.
(b) Go for ice cream.
(c) Give the family money for food and clothes.
(d) Buy Sheila a dress.

13. How does Whitney's mother react to the situation about the rabbit waste?
(a) She tells Whitney she can no longer come back to the room.
(b) She becomes upset and berates Whitney.
(c) She blames Torey for exposing her daughter to such children.
(d) She is mortified and embarrassed.

14. At the hearing, what warms Torey's heart in regard to Sheila's father?
(a) He pleads with the judge on his behalf.
(b) He takes many steps to help Sheila.
(c) He is sober and wears an ill-fitting suit.
(d) He asks the boy's parents to forgive his child.

15. What is happening to Torey that has her concerned about Sheila and the class?
(a) She is injured and will be missing a lot of work.
(b) She is concerned that she will be gone for two days to a conference.
(c) She has gotten the news that Sheila will move on to another class.
(d) She has to switch her classroom to another building.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the epilogue consist of?

2. What happened to the ice cream that Torey brought for the class?

3. At what grade levels is Sheila working on academically?

4. What does Sheila's father ask Torey to do?

5. What does Torey tell Sheila makes her a good little girl?

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