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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. How does Boo get injured?

2. What does Edna claim is Lori's problem?

3. What activity does Torey plan for Lori and Boo?

4. What does Torey do when Lori is upset by a boy in her class?

5. What does Thomaso call Lori?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what Claudia believes her future will be when she has her baby.

2. What is Torey's reaction to Boo's speaking skills and the event that occurred in Chapter 12?

3. Describe Boo.

4. What nickname does Torey give Boo and why?

5. Describe what happens when Lori begins to lose focus in her classes?

6. What events follow when Lori drops and breaks her bowl of ice cream?

7. Describe what Boo does when he wanders around Torey's classroom.

8. Describe Lori's reaction to Boo's injury and visit to the hospital.

9. Discuss the meeting between Torey and Claudia's parents.

10. What teaching techniques does Torey use in order to help Boo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Claudia is the fourth student assigned to Torey's class. Why is Claudia sent to Torey's class? How old is she and what grade is she in? What does Birk inform Torey is the goal for Claudia each day?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, Lori often refers to children who are not in Torey's class as "regular" kids. What did Lori mean by this? How did this idea of hers affect her throughout the story? Cite examples from the book to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

When Torey sees Boo's behavior and the things he is lacking in life skills as wells as academic skills, she tries to help him. Discuss the techniques that Torey tries in order to help Boo catch up to the other children his age. Do any of Torey's techniques and ideas seem to help Boo? Give examples from the story in order to justify your response.

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