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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 Sheila's father buy her for the first time?

2. What does Chad suggest they do to celebrate the win of Sheila's court case?

3. When does Sheila return to school?

4. What is the title of the writing in the epilogue?

5. What does Torey ask Chad to do in regards to Sheila?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the epilogue composed of?

2. What does Sheila continue to dwell on even though Torey asks her not to?

3. What in this chapter is an example of the progress Sheila has made socially?

4. What surprises Torey about Whitney and why does this surprise her?

5. What does Torey use discussion time to do with the class in chapter twelve?

6. Why does the superintendent call a meeting and what is the outcome of that meeting?

7. What happened to Sheila that caused her to bleed?

8. How does Sheila seem when she returns to school and what does this make Torey worry about?

9. What does Chad give to Sheila and how does she react?

10. What do you believe the poem is an indicator of?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Make an evaluation of the possibility that Sheila will be able to be a successful adult? Why do you feel this way?

Essay Topic 2

Torey writes that many of her colleagues consider her class to be the garbage class. Why might they call the class this? Is this a fair judgment? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways did the abandonment by Sheila's mother effect her? Do you believe Sheila appropriately interrupted her mother's leaving? Why or why not?

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