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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Thomaso sees his birthday present, what is his first reaction?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Joy.
(c) Anger.
(d) Confusion.

2. Who buys Thomaso a birthday gift?
(a) Claudia.
(b) Boo.
(c) Lori.
(d) Torey.

3. Who is the most upset by Boom's presence?
(a) Boo.
(b) Lori.
(c) Claudia.
(d) Thomaso.

4. What does Lori do when she is forced to go to school?
(a) Hides.
(b) Yells at her father.
(c) Kicks and screams.
(d) Cries.

5. What does Libby ask Torey?
(a) If Lori will ever be smart.
(b) If Lori will pass first grade.
(c) If Lori will come back to school.
(d) If Lori is retarded.

6. Who is to blame for Lori's absence from school?
(a) Dan.
(b) Torey.
(c) Edna.
(d) Libby.

7. What does Torey inform Birk about Lori?
(a) She will never be able to spell.
(b) She will probably never be able to pass first grade.
(c) She will probably never be able to read.
(d) She will never be able to write.

8. What does Torey fear about Birk's arrival?
(a) She will be reprimanded.
(b) She will be fired.
(c) She will be put on probation.
(d) She will be moved to another class.

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

10. What does Boo do to Claudia that causes him to revert to his old behaviors of running around the room and taking off all of his clothes?
(a) Bites her.
(b) Licks her arm.
(c) Smells her arm.
(d) Stares at her.

11. What caused Torey to get home late from school?
(a) She was driving around thinking about the day.
(b) She was cleaning up the mess left by the children in her class.
(c) She was on a phone call with Birk.
(d) She was in a conference with Boo's mother.

12. What does Torey say she has an inability of doing?
(a) Not worrying about her children when they leave her class.
(b) Teaching Lori to read.
(c) Leaving her work at school when she goes home.
(d) Reaching many of the children in her class.

13. What happens when Boo says a word correctly?
(a) Boo smiles at his new word.
(b) Everyone is confused.
(c) Everyone is astounded.
(d) Boo is given a sticker.

14. What does Torey tell Lori the longer words in the reading book mean?
(a) Skip."
(b) "Look."
(c) "See."
(d) "Run."

15. When Torey informs Lori that the way Edna treated her the day she threw up in class was wrong, what does Lori agree to do?
(a) Return to school.
(b) Do her homework.
(c) Stay in Torey's class only.
(d) Listen to Edna.

Short Answer Questions

1. What weapon does Thomaso use against Torey?

2. Who does Torey yell at when the classroom continues to remain tense after Lori hides from Edna?

3. Who is waiting for Torey when she arrives home late from school after a stressful day with Lori?

4. What event is Lori excluded from?

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

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