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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With the information that Lori is given about the words in the book Torey gives her, what is Lori able to do?
(a) Feel pride.
(b) Pass her classes.
(c) Feel confident.
(d) Read.

2. Who is the only student who returns to Torey's class the next year?
(a) Boo.
(b) Thomaso.
(c) Lori.
(d) Claudia.

3. At the end of the school year, what does Torey teach Lori in order to give Lori the gift of success?
(a) Toilet training.
(b) How to put on her socks and shoes.
(c) Pre-reading activities.
(d) Spelling activities.

4. Who goes to visit Lori at home when she continues to be absent from school?
(a) Torey.
(b) Dan.
(c) Birk.
(d) Edna.

5. When Torey calls a counselor she knows, what does the counselor say is the reason people ignore problems like Claudia's?
(a) People don't want to help others.
(b) They don't want to deal with it.
(c) People want to believe problems don't exist.
(d) People find the situation dangerous.

6. What present does Thomaso receive?
(a) A GI Joe figurine.
(b) A race car.
(c) A remote control truck.
(d) A teddy bear.

7. When telling the story of the murders he witnessed, what does Thomaso say ran into his ear?
(a) His brother's blood.
(b) His father's blood.
(c) The sound of his heartbeat.
(d) His own blood.

8. Who is in the paper for saving several people from a burning building?
(a) Thomaso.
(b) Joc.
(c) Birk.
(d) Boo.

9. Where does Torey think Lori is the safest?
(a) Special ed.
(b) In homeschool.
(c) Edna's classroom.
(d) Her classroom.

10. What does Joc tell Torey when they have a fight?
(a) "Leave your work behind when you go home."
(b) "Get off your God trip."
(c) "You're not the best teacher."
(d) "Your job isn't important."

11. What does Birk urge Torey to do?
(a) Trust in others to care for her students.
(b) Accept that she can't help every child.
(c) Learn to enjoy her classes instead of worrying about them.
(d) Trust the parents to do the best thing for their child.

12. What does Edna say about Torey's teaching style?
(a) She's too lenient.
(b) She's not a good teacher.
(c) She doesn't know how to teach less educated children.
(d) She's a wonderful teacher.

13. Where does Lori hide when she is upset?
(a) Under Torey's desk.
(b) Under the art supply shelf.
(c) In the closet.
(d) Under the reading table.

14. What did Torey miss by arriving home late?
(a) Dinner with friends.
(b) Her favorite television show.
(c) A movie with Joc.
(d) A telephone call from her mother.

15. Who is assigned to read and write for Lori when it is necessary?
(a) Boo.
(b) Lori.
(c) Claudia.
(d) Thomaso.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lori think she is excluded from the event?

2. What does Lori bring to each of the students in Torey's class?

3. What does Boo walk around the room agitatedly saying on the day a fellow classmate is absent from school?

4. Because Lori is enrolled in Edna's class, what right does Edna have?

5. What does Libby ask Torey?

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