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

2. What does Sheila do when she is told that she will not be able to go on the field trip with the class that afternoon?

3. What do the other students tell Torey about when she comes in?

4. What does Sheila tell Torey when she asks for an explanation about her behavior?

5. Why doesn't Sheila get to participate in this subject?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do you believe the poem is an indicator of?

5. What realization do both Torey and Sheila come to about how they have changed?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Torey come to find out Sheila has done which has led Freddie to get sick on a regular basis?

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

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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