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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. When Boo becomes upset that a classmate is not in school, what does Boo sit down and study?
(a) The alphabet carpet.
(b) Thomaso's cowboy book.
(c) Claudia's homework papers.
(d) The Valentine's book Lori gave him.

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

3. What book does Torey use to help teach Lori to read?
(a) Clifford the Big Red Dog.
(b) See Spot Run.
(c) Dick and Jane.
(d) Matilda.

4. Who misses school, causing everyone to become upset?
(a) Lori.
(b) Boo.
(c) Thomaso.
(d) Claudia.

5. What is different about the fight Torey has with Joc?
(a) It is the first fight they ever had.
(b) Torey is sad about it.
(c) It is their final argument.
(d) Joc says he doesn't like her anymore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who goes to pick up Lori's homework when she is absent?

2. What does an acquaintance of Torey's say starting a support group for pregnant kids will cause?

3. What does Birk say about Torey's teaching methods?

4. What does Libby say should happen to Edna?

5. With the information that Lori is given about the words in the book Torey gives her, what is Lori able to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Lori to lash out at the beginning of Chapter 30 and what does it cause?

2. What does Thomaso bring to school and what does he does it cause?

3. What happens when Thomaso opens Lori's gift to him?

4. What ends Torey and Joc's relationship?

5. What is Thomaso's big announcement to the class and what follows it?

6. Describe how Lori feels when she sees the change her present to Boo creates in him.

7. What happens when Lori is absent from school?

8. What happens to Torey and each of her students at the end of the book?

9. What kind of support group does Torey try to find and what happens due to her efforts?

10. What does Dan believe about students like Lori and what do his beliefs cause?

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