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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lori realize about herself?
(a) She'll never be smart.
(b) She'll die at a young age.
(c) She'll never be a regular kid.
(d) She will never be understood by others.

2. Who sits and talks to Lori while she is hiding?
(a) Claudia.
(b) Thomaso.
(c) Torey.
(d) Boo.

3. What does Boom urge Torey to do?
(a) Teach art classes.
(b) Move to special ed classes.
(c) Teach high school students.
(d) Get out of the resource room.

4. What age group is allowed to attend pregnancy programs while in school?
(a) 13 plus.
(b) 16 plus.
(c) 20 and under.
(d) 12 plus.

5. Who does Libby say is to blame for Lori's injuries?
(a) Their mother.
(b) Their uncle.
(c) Their father.
(d) Their grandfather.

6. What does Claudia imagine when thinking about her future?
(a) A tragic ending.
(b) If her and her boyfriend will get married.
(c) Having another child so her first will have a sibling.
(d) A fairy tale ending.

7. What do Thomaso's fantasy's help him cope with?
(a) His fear.
(b) His loss.
(c) His anger.
(d) His hatred.

8. What words in Lori's reading book does Torey tell her mean "oh"?
(a) The words that start with the letter "o".
(b) The words that start at the begininning of each sentence.
(c) The short words.
(d) The long words.

9. What does Edna tell Torey she should do about Lori?
(a) Pull her from her hiding place.
(b) Use harsher punishments.
(c) Stop treating her like a baby.
(d) Take her to the office when she is disruptive.

10. What is Torey worried about telling Ariadne?
(a) Boo is not progressing.
(b) Thomaso continues to have flashbacks.
(c) Claudia often skips school.
(d) She removed reading from Lori's lesson plans.

11. What caused Torey to get home late from school?
(a) She was in a conference with Boo's mother.
(b) She was cleaning up the mess left by the children in her class.
(c) She was on a phone call with Birk.
(d) She was driving around thinking about the day.

12. What school situation does Torey tell Joc about?
(a) Edna's teaching style.
(b) Lori's meltdown.
(c) Claudia's pregnancy.
(d) Boo's progress.

13. What does Torey tell Lori the longer words in the reading book mean?
(a) "See."
(b) "Look."
(c) "Run."
(d) Skip."

14. What kind of school does Boo go to after his year in Torey's class?
(a) Private school.
(b) Early scholastic school.
(c) Homeschool.
(d) Parochial school.

15. Who is Ariadne Boom?
(a) A fellow resource teacher.
(b) A high-level official of the education district.
(c) The principal's wife.
(d) The special ed teacher at Torey's school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Torey admit about her feelings toward Libby?

2. When Torey calls a counselor she knows, what does the counselor say is the reason people ignore problems like Claudia's?

3. Who goes to pick up Lori's homework when she is absent?

4. Who is waiting for Torey when she arrives home late from school after a stressful day with Lori?

5. Who misses school, causing everyone to become upset?

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