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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 Boo do to Claudia that causes him to revert to his old behaviors of running around the room and taking off all of his clothes?

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

3. Who sits and talks to Lori while she is hiding?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens on the last day of class?

2. What happens after Thomaso's outburst in Chapter 17 and what is Torey's thoughts on why it happened?

3. In Chapter 17, describe what the class does for Thomaso, including his feelings as well as Torey's that are involved.

4. What happens to Torey and each of her students at the end of the book?

5. What does Torey realize she is witnessing when talking to Libby?

6. How does Torey find out Claudia had her baby?

7. What does Dan believe about students like Lori and what do his beliefs cause?

8. What happens when Lori is absent from school?

9. What causes a dispute between Edna and Torey?

10. Who visits Torey and what does Birk inform the visitor about Torey's class?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 21, Lori is absent from school. How did Lori's absence affect Boo? Did her absence from school affect any of the other children or Torey? What behavior changes took place for Boo on the day of Lori's absence?

Essay Topic 2

When Torey meets Boo, she says she is "probably" autistic instead of stating that Boo "is" autistic. What behavioral patterns, etc. does Boo portray that would cause Torey to think he is autistic?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Edna's attitude towards special needs children versus Torey's. In what ways does Edna speak poorly of the students in Torey's class? Why doesn't Torey speak up to Edna when she disagrees with her teaching methods? Does Edna treat any of the other children in the school poorly? Is her discipline focused on Lori and special needs children only?

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