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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thomaso do to his birthday present?
(a) Destroys it.
(b) Holds it.
(c) Hides it.
(d) Kicks it.

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

3. At the end of the school year, what does Torey teach Lori in order to give Lori the gift of success?
(a) Spelling activities.
(b) Pre-reading activities.
(c) Toilet training.
(d) How to put on her socks and shoes.

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

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

6. What object does Thomaso bring to school that causes him to tell fantasy stories about his father?
(a) A medal.
(b) A book.
(c) A statue.
(d) A weapon.

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

8. What do Thomaso's fantasy's help him cope with?
(a) His anger.
(b) His hatred.
(c) His loss.
(d) His fear.

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

10. Which student has a large and unexpected set back when taken to the bathroom by another student?
(a) Claudia.
(b) Thomaso.
(c) Lori.
(d) Boo.

11. When Lori comes out of hiding, what does she tell Torey she did?
(a) Hit another child.
(b) Drew on the wall.
(c) Wet her pants.
(d) Bit Edna.

12. Who is waiting for Torey when she arrives home late from school after a stressful day with Lori?
(a) Joc.
(b) Boo's mother.
(c) Lori's father.
(d) Birk.

13. What does Dan think should happen to children who aren't capable of doing something they should be able to?
(a) Be moved to special ed classes.
(b) Be homeschooled.
(c) Be pushed harder than the other children without disabilities.
(d) Be given up on.

14. What did Torey miss by arriving home late?
(a) Dinner with friends.
(b) A movie with Joc.
(c) A telephone call from her mother.
(d) Her favorite television show.

15. When a student is absent from Torey's class, who does Boo want to sit with him while he studies?
(a) Lori.
(b) Claudia.
(c) Thomaso.
(d) Torey.

Short Answer Questions

1. When telling the story of the murders he witnessed, what does Thomaso say ran into his ear?

2. What caused Torey to get home late from school?

3. Who sits and talks to Lori while she is hiding?

4. What does Claudia imagine when thinking about her future?

5. 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?

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