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

2. What did Sheila do to the rabbit waste?

3. Why does Peter need to go to a special classroom instead of a regular room?

4. Why does Sheila hang back when the other students head out for recess?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Torey ignore Sheila for the rest of the day?

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

3. What does Sheila want to know when Torey returns to school after being at the conference?

4. What is the epilogue composed of?

5. What surprises Torey about Whitney and why does this surprise her?

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

7. What new revelation has Sheila come to about the story of The Little Prince?

8. What does Torey use discussion time to do with the class in chapter twelve?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways is Sheila like a typical girl of her age? In what ways does she seem older? In what ways does she seem younger?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how the reader's hope for Sheila changes throughout the book. At what point is it at the highest level? At what point is it at the lowest level.

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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