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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 Torey try to use with Shelia during her math time?

2. Who will Sheila be riding the bus with?

3. Which of the is not used in the prologue to describe something that is worth all of the effort Torey puts unto her students?

4. What does Sheila come to realize about the relationship between Sheila and her father?

5. What does Sheila say as she leaves Torey at the end of chapter six?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Torey say about her work?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Torey do to try to overcome Sheila's refusal?

10. What is one of the reasons that Torey decides to take the job that Ed Somers has offered her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe, in detail, Sheila's home life. What impressions do you have about her father? What gives you these impressions? Do you believe he cares about his daughter? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

In what way did Sheila respond to learning social skills through reading? Do you think this was an appropriate teaching tool? Why or why not?

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