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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What weapon does Thomaso use against Torey?

3. Because Lori is enrolled in Edna's class, what right does Edna have?

4. After telling the story of the murders he witnessed, where does Thomaso say his father is?

5. Who does Thomaso say he's going to live with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes a dispute between Edna and Torey?

2. When Torey finds out that Lori is going to have to repeat first grade, what does she do?

3. What does Torey realize she is witnessing when talking to Libby?

4. What does Libby inform Torey is the reason for Lori's absence from school?

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

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

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

8. Describe what causes Boo to revert to old behaviors.

9. What happens at the beginning of Chapter 19?

10. What ends Torey and Joc's relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the ending of the story. What happens to each of Torey's students? List the plans for each of the students for their next school year as well as any events that occurred. Did Torey's teaching methods help any of the children? Did Torey make anything worse for any of them?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 31, Torey tries to help Lori by reintroducing her to reading. What makes Torey do this? What book does she use to teach Lori? How does Torey teach Lori to read using the particular book she chose? What does Lori achieve from her lessons with Torey?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book, Lori often refers to children who are not in Torey's class as "regular" kids. What did Lori mean by this? How did this idea of hers affect her throughout the story? Cite examples from the book to support your answers.

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