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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 Two: April, why does Ms.Kelsey say James got better?

2. In Part One: February, what does Peter do out of anger?

3. In Part Two: May, where does the class go?

4. In Part Two: April, what does Ms. Kelsey share?

5. In Part Two: April, what does Danielle's Grandma do for Mr. Terupt?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part Two: April, what does Anna find out about her mom and Charlie? How does her mother say Charlie changed?

2. In Part Two: March, what does Mrs. Williams say about the snowball? What does Jessica think about this?

3. In Part Two: March what does Luke find out when he goes to see Mr. Terupt for the second time? Why is this information important?

4. In Part Two: May, what does Jeffrey bring to the waiting room with him? What do he and the class do with this?

5. In Part Two: May, whose fault does Jessica's mom think the accident was? Why does she think this?

6. In Part Two: May, what does Dr. Wilkins say about Mr. Terupt's surgery? Is this a good sign or bad sign?

7. In Part Two: April, what does James in the Collaborative Classroom say to Peter? What does this allow to happen?

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

9. In Part Two: April, how does Luke say Peter seems to feel? Why does Luke not want to tell Peter the truth?

10. In Part Two: June, what are the happy endings for Jeffrey, Alexie, Peter, Danielle, and Anna?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alexia spends most of the school year tormenting both Jessica and Danielle, even though Danielle was formerly her friend. By the end of the novel, they are reunited. What does the novel show about where bullying come from? How can bullying be changed? Think about how Alexie changes, why she bullies, and how Mr. Terupt lectures the students who she bullies when they do not stand up to her.

Essay Topic 2

At the end of the novel, Mrs. Newberry tells Mr. Terupt that he is magic. What is Mr. Terupt's style of teaching? Summarize using three examples from the text. Then write, why does he teach in this way? How is his style of teaching and interacting with the kids a kind of magic?

Essay Topic 3

Ubuntu is a concept from South Africa that "people are only people through other people." How is this phrase true for the novel? Think about how Mr. Terupt interacts with the kids. What does he try to teach with each of them? What other characters show others how to act with compassion, love, and care?

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