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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Torey say she has to do when Boo leaves for the day?
(a) Cry because he upsets her.
(b) Write a report to the principal about his behavior.
(c) Clean up the mess he's made.
(d) Wipe saliva off her arms and neck.

2. What does Boo's mother refuse to do when she brings Boo to school?
(a) Look at Boo.
(b) Help him gather his things.
(c) Talk to Torey.
(d) Come inside the classroom.

3. What does Torey regret doing?
(a) Mentioning Lori's injury.
(b) Mentioning Thomaso's father.
(c) Mentioning Claudia's pregnancy.
(d) Mentioning Boo's mother.

4. How does Torey describe Claudia's parents?
(a) Harsh and uncertain.
(b) Competitive and uncaring.
(c) Uncaring and disinterested.
(d) Competitive, harsh, uncommunicative.

5. What does Thomaso say his father will do when he finds out he's in Torey's class?
(a) Force him to stay there.
(b) Be upset.
(c) Be angry.
(d) Take him away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edna label the children who need special help?

2. What does Thomaso ask Torey whenever he acts out?

3. How do Claudia's parents feel about Claudia being pregnant?

4. What does Lori say when she drops her bowl?

5. How many groups of students is Torey able to work with each day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Torey discover about Thomaso's past when she reads his personal file?

2. Who is the third child brought to Torey's classroom and what does the child do when they first join the class?

3. Explain what Claudia believes her future will be when she has her baby.

4. Discuss Torey's feelings when she comments to Thomaso that his father makes him angry.

5. Discuss the meeting between Torey and Claudia's parents.

6. What happens between Torey and Joc in December?

7. What happens when Boo arrives at Torey's classroom?

8. Describe Boo's speaking skills and discuss what happens when he begins to talk in Chapter 12.

9. What is Torey's reaction to Boo's speaking skills and the event that occurred in Chapter 12?

10. What happens when Torey has a conference with Boo's mother?

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