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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Birk urge Torey to do?
(a) Accept that she can't help every child.
(b) Trust the parents to do the best thing for their child.
(c) Learn to enjoy her classes instead of worrying about them.
(d) Trust in others to care for her students.

2. What does Boom urge Torey to do?
(a) Teach high school students.
(b) Move to special ed classes.
(c) Teach art classes.
(d) Get out of the resource room.

3. Who sits and talks to Lori while she is hiding?
(a) Claudia.
(b) Thomaso.
(c) Torey.
(d) Boo.

4. What age group is allowed to attend pregnancy programs while in school?
(a) 16 plus.
(b) 20 and under.
(c) 12 plus.
(d) 13 plus.

5. When Torey calls a counselor she knows, what does the counselor say is the reason people ignore problems like Claudia's?
(a) People find the situation dangerous.
(b) People want to believe problems don't exist.
(c) People don't want to help others.
(d) They don't want to deal with it.

6. What does Torey admit about her feelings toward Libby?
(a) Libby intimidates her.
(b) Torey likes her.
(c) Torey thinks Libby is exactly like Lori.
(d) Libby is a mean child.

7. What word does Boo pronounce correctly?
(a) Kitty.
(b) Book.
(c) Doggie.
(d) Crayons.

8. What honor does Claudia graduate with?
(a) Regional essay contest winner.
(b) Valedictorian.
(c) Class President.
(d) State art contest winner.

9. Who does Thomaso say he's going to live with?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His brother.

10. What does Edna say about Torey's teaching style?
(a) She doesn't know how to teach less educated children.
(b) She's too lenient.
(c) She's a wonderful teacher.
(d) She's not a good teacher.

11. Because Lori is enrolled in Edna's class, what right does Edna have?
(a) Choose the discipline she wants to give Lori.
(b) Making Lori finish her homework when she wants her to.
(c) Choosing Lori's curriculum.
(d) Treat Lori how she wants.

12. Why does Lori think she is excluded from the event?
(a) She's not a "regular" first-grader.
(b) The parents complained about her behavior.
(c) Edna doesn't like her.
(d) She's not smart enough.

13. What does Torey say she is prepared to have happen after Boo's remarkable speaking event?
(a) For Boo to continuing improving.
(b) For Boo to not understand what had happened.
(c) For Boo to return to his vacant looks.
(d) For Boo to be excited.

14. Who is the only student who returns to Torey's class the next year?
(a) Thomaso.
(b) Claudia.
(c) Boo.
(d) Lori.

15. What does Torey wish she could do for the children in her class?
(a) Teach them easier.
(b) Make them all "little geniuses".
(c) Make them "regular" kids.
(d) Make things better for them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Torey say she has an inability of doing?

2. What does Edna find out Torey is not doing for Lori?

3. What does Torey tell Lori the longer words in the reading book mean?

4. What teaching model does Torey say she uses?

5. When Lori brings each student in Torey's class a present, what does she give Boo?

(see the answer keys)

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