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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 insist about her writing?

2. What does Torey reassure the class of during discussion time?

3. Which of the following characters is often a source of laughter within Torey's classroom?

4. Which of Torey's students is moving away?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Sheila seem when she returns to school and what does this make Torey worry about?

5. What happened to Sheila that caused her to bleed?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways did the abandonment by Sheila's mother effect her? Do you believe Sheila appropriately interrupted her mother's leaving? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways does Sheila seem to be competitive? Do you think this is a positive or negative trait in her? Why do you feel this way?

Essay Topic 3

Torey writes that many of her colleagues consider her class to be the garbage class. Why might they call the class this? Is this a fair judgment? Why or why not?

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