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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Sheila refuses to join the group for morning discussion?
(a) She runs out of the room to the gym again.
(b) Torey moves the group to where she is sitting.
(c) Anton ends up chasing her around the room.
(d) She is sent to the corner.

2. What does Sheila do when she is having a bad day?
(a) She hurts the other children.
(b) She sits in the quiet chair.
(c) She clings to Torey.
(d) She plays with blocks.

3. Which of the following is the name of one student to whom Torey refers in the introduction as having touched her life?
(a) Shelia.
(b) Mike.
(c) Dannielle.
(d) Amber.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What small step towards progress occurred during the rest of the afternoon?

2. What does Shelia do while she is in the quiet chair?

3. How do the other children in the classroom react to Shelia's abuse of the goldfish?

4. Which of the following is the best synonym for the term bond as it is used to describe the relationship between Torey and her students?

5. What does Torey do with Sheila after school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What topic never comes up in the classroom that surprise Torey and why does this surprise Torey?

2. What does Torey say makes everything she puts into her work worthwhile?

3. What did Torey find most surprising in the file she read on Shelia and what did she think about the statement?

4. What does Torey do when Sheila throws the blocks across the room at Tyler and how does Sheila respond?

5. What information does Torey learn from the social worker that brings Sheila to school the next morning and how does that leave her feeling?

6. What does Sheila tell Torey about her brother Jimmie and why does Torey say her mother took Jimmie?

7. Why does Torey stop asking Sheila questions about the scars she sees on her body as she bathes her?

8. What happens when Torey tries to show Shelia around the classroom?

9. What does Sheila continue to refuse to do and what does she do as part of her refusal?

10. What does Torey tell the children about the Kobold box?

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