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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. Who misses school, causing everyone to become upset?

2. What happens when Boo says a word correctly?

3. What do Thomaso's fantasy's help him cope with?

4. When Lori comes out of hiding, what does she tell Torey she did?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What causes a dispute between Edna and Torey?

3. What happens at the beginning of Chapter 19?

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

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

6. Where does Torey go one day after school and why?

7. In Chapter 17, describe what the class does for Thomaso, including his feelings as well as Torey's that are involved.

8. What happens when Lori is absent from school?

9. When Libby talks to Torey about Lori's injury, what happens?

10. When Torey realizes the school year is drawing to a close, what kind of activities does Torey help Lori work on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

When Torey meets Boo's mother for a meeting, Torey finds out many things. What does Torey find out about the relationship between Boo's parents? What does Boo's mother fear will happen to Boo? Who causes Boo's mother to be fearful about Boo's future?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 7, Thomaso is the third child to join Torey's class. Discuss Thomaso's first day. What did he do? How did he behave towards the other children? Why was he put in Torey's class?

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