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

2. What surprises Torey about Shelia's file?

3. What present does Torey give to Sheila?

4. How old was the little girl who burned the three-year old boy after tying him to a tree?

5. Why can the reader infer that many people view Torey's work as frustrating and sad?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sheila explain to Torey that she was able to know such advanced vocabulary terms?

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

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

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

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

6. Write a description of Torey's aides in this new classroom.

7. What does Torey read in the article from the newspaper and what does this lead her to predict?

8. What does Torey do to relieve the stress she experiences from her day with the children?

9. Why does Torey spend time reading to Sheila after school?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think Sheila should have been placed in foster care? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways is the relationship between Torey and Sheila fragile? In what ways is it strong? Does it seem to get stronger throughout the book or does it depend on the situation? Why do you think this way?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways does Sheila's level of intelligence seem to make her situation seem more horrible? Do you agree with that evaluation? Why or why not?

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