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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. What does Sheila do at the end of the day after the other students are gone?

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

3. What distracts Shelia and allows Torey to attempt to snatch away the pencil?

4. What does Shelia do that upsets her and makes her worried that Torey will whip her?

5. Which of the following is true about the trip to lunch on that first day with Shelia?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the motivation of the creation of this novel for Torey?

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

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

5. How does Shelia get to the classroom and how does she appear?

6. How does Torey go about determining Sheila's IQ?

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

8. How does Torey start each morning and what happens during this time?

9. What does Sheila ask Torey about the story the Little Prince and how does Torey respond?

10. Who has had it with Sheila's behavior and what happens between this person and Torey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways does Torey become obsessed about little things in regards to Sheila? Do you think she is able to let go of the obsessions appropriately? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways are compassion and patience the underlying themes in this book? Do you believe in these themes? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In what way is Sheila's arrival like starting from the beginning of the school year again for Torey? In what ways was Torey unprepared for Sheila? In what ways was she prepared? Why do you feel that way?

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