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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. In Part One: February, what does Peter do to Lexie?

2. In Part One: February, who does Peter actually hit with the snowball?

3. In Part Two: May, what does Jeffrey tell Jessica as he leaves the car?

4. In Part Two: June, on the last day of school, how do the kids of Mr. Terupt's class feel?

5. In Part One: February, what word does Luke not know?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part Two: June, what happens when Mr. Terupt sees Peter? What does Mr. Terupt show the kids?

2. In Part Two: April, what is Anna's shocking news? What does Danielle say to this?

3. In Part Two: March, who does Jessica say comes into the classroom? What does she say this person says?

4. In Part Two: May, how does Jeffrey feel in the waiting room, and who comforts him? Why does he feel this way?

5. In Part One: February, what does Jefferey say he learns about Luke? How does he say he feels towards Peter and what does he intend to do to him?

6. In Part One: February, what game does the class play at the beginning of the hour? What does Peter tease Luke about and what does Mr. Terupt say?

7. In Part Two: March, what do the girls see when they go to see Mr. Terupt in the hospital? What happens in Mr. Terupt's hospital room?

8. In Part One: February, what does Peter do to Lexie when they get outside? What happens to him in return?

9. In Part Two: May, what do Jessica and the class go to do? What does Jessica realize about Mr. Terupt?

10. In Part Two: June, what does Alexie notice about Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Newberry? What does this make her think?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Because of Mr. Terupt has all the student's voices chiming in, and building the stories of each chapter together. Why is the novel told in so many different voices? How does the structure of each part contribute to the overall story? Why is this the best choice for the story? Finally, how does the structure of the novel contribute to the story, or how does the structure show what is at the heart of the story?

Essay Topic 2

In the beginning of the novel, Jessica says she hopes there is a happy ending. By the end of the novel, Luke says there is a happy ending. How does a happy ending come a full circle? Does a happy ending mean nothing painful happens? Finally, is there anything else in the novel that comes around or comes full circle?

Essay Topic 3

Danielle and Anna want to be friends, but have a feud going back generations from their families. How do they undo this feud? What about the classroom, outside influences, and one another allows them to think and feel differently? What is the novel showing about undoing beliefs and prejudices with this?

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