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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 did Sheila do to the rabbit waste?
(a) Fed it to Freddie.
(b) Threw it out.
(c) Painted it.
(d) Stored it in her desk.

2. What does Sheila reveal in her writing?
(a) She wets the bed and is often beaten by her father for it.
(b) She misses her little brother Jimmie.
(c) She did not mean to hurt the little boy.
(d) She wants to run away and find her mother.

3. What does Sheila's father buy her for the first time?
(a) Overalls.
(b) Dress.
(c) Sun suit.
(d) Sneakers.

4. What happens to Sheila when Chad presents her with the new dress?
(a) She tears it into shreads.
(b) She runs to put it on.
(c) She breaks down and cries.
(d) She asks him to be her father.

5. What does Sheila ask Torey before she leaves her in the nurses office?
(a) If she can take a nap.
(b) If Chad will come to visit her.
(c) If she can still keep the dress.
(d) If she promises not to tell anyone she cried.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Sheila return to school?

2. What is unique about Sheila's speech pattern?

3. At the hearing, what warms Torey's heart in regard to Sheila's father?

4. Why does Torey put off telling Sheila what will happen next year?

5. What is the purpose of the writing in the epilogue?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sheila decide she will start completing paperwork?

2. What present does Anton give to Torey for her birthday?

3. What does Sheila continue to dwell on even though Torey asks her not to?

4. What in this chapter is an example of the progress Sheila has made socially?

5. What does Torey come to find out Sheila has done which has led Freddie to get sick on a regular basis?

6. What realization do both Torey and Sheila come to about how they have changed?

7. What information does Torey learn about the class while Sheila is in the hospital?

8. What does Chad give to Sheila and how does she react?

9. Why does the superintendent call a meeting and what is the outcome of that meeting?

10. What does Torey think may be at the heart of Sheila's aversion to completing paperwork and why does she think this way?

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