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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 does Sheila ask Torey to do?

3. What does Sheila say to Torey that she wishes?

4. What does Sheila say when she got all of the answers wrong?

5. What is Torey worrying about with only three weeks of school left?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What information does Torey learn at the beginning of this chapter and how does Torey feel after she hears it?

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

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

6. What does Torey think may be at the heart of Sheila's aversion to completing paperwork and why does she think this way?

7. What does Sheila's father do at the end of this chapter which gives Torey hope that he is trying to do the right thing?

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

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

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

How does the character Mr. Collins change throughout the novel? Do you think he has any regrets about his early behavior? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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