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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 Torey tell Sheila makes her a good little girl?

2. What does Sheila's father acknowledge?

3. What genre of writing is found in the epilogue?

4. What surprises Torey about Whitney?

5. What surprises Torey about Sheila's hospital stay?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What present does Anton give to Torey for her birthday?

3. What new revelation has Sheila come to about the story of The Little Prince?

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

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

6. What does Torey think may be at the heart of Sheila's aversion to completing paperwork and why does she think this way?

7. What information does Torey learn at the beginning of this chapter and how does Torey feel after she hears it?

8. Why does Sheila decide she will start completing paperwork?

9. What does Torey come to find out Sheila has done which has led Freddie to get sick on a regular basis?

10. Why does Torey ignore Sheila for the rest of the day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think Sheila should have been placed in foster care? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways did Torey implement the idea of reverse psychology to help improve Sheila's behavior? Do you believe this was an effective teaching tool? Why or why not?

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