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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 activity was the class doing when Sheila first participated with the other students?

2. How does Torey characterize Shelia's addition to her classroom in regards to the order within the classroom?

3. What is Torey astonished to realize that Sheila was never taught?

4. What does Sheila do at the end of the day after the other students are gone?

5. Why does it seem that Sheila is so worried about getting the wrong answers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Shelia live with and what events transpired to lead to her current living arrangement?

2. What does Torey tell the children about the Kobold box?

3. What does Torey read in the article from the newspaper and what does this lead her to predict?

4. What does Sheila tell Torey about her brother Jimmie and why does Torey say her mother took Jimmie?

5. What information does Torey learn from the social worker that brings Sheila to school the next morning and how does that leave her feeling?

6. How does Shelia get to the classroom and how does she appear?

7. Why does Torey stop asking Sheila questions about the scars she sees on her body as she bathes her?

8. Write a description of Torey's aides in this new classroom.

9. Why does Torey spend time reading to Sheila after school?

10. What scene do Torey and Anton walk in on after they hear the shriek and Tyler runs into the room screaming about eyes and the new girl?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways is Sheila like a typical girl of her age? In what ways does she seem older? In what ways does she seem younger?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways does Sheila's level of intelligence seem to make her situation seem more horrible? Do you agree with that evaluation? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways does Sheila seem to be competitive? Do you think this is a positive or negative trait in her? Why do you feel this way?

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