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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does one student have to be out of school for a week or two and miss the beginning of the sophomore year?
(a) The student's mother dies.
(b) He has to be in juvenile hall.
(c) The student's father dies.
(d) He has to have sinus surgery.

2. In the spring of 1995, who offers to help take the students on a field trip?
(a) Other teachers.
(b) The principal.
(c) John Tu.
(d) Anne Frank.

3. Why is one student not able to play sports, climb gym ropes, swing, or do a pull-up?
(a) Because the student is overweight.
(b) Because the student has asthma.
(c) Because the student broke an arm.
(d) Because the student has cystic fibrosis.

4. How do many of the Wilson High Students get to school each day?
(a) Their parents drive them.
(b) They ride bikes.
(c) They walk.
(d) They take 2-3 buses.

5. What did Zlata's diary become?
(a) A list of all the atrocities of the war.
(b) A way to get out of doing schoolwork.
(c) A way to communicate with her friends.
(d) A type of therapy to deal with everything that was going on with the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Zlata meet the students of Wilson High School?

2. Why does the class split up their junior year?

3. To what does Gruwell compare the Capulets and Montagues in Romeo and Juliet?

4. Who are the "Dream Team Moms"?

5. What is the perfect Cinderella story for one student?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to a Croatian boy named Tony?

2. Why does one student decide she is not as in love with her boyfriend as she thought she was?

3. Because of the Read-a-Thon for Tolerance, why is Zlata invited to speak to the class?

4. What journey begins for Gruwell as the book opens?

5. Why is Gruwell stereotyped by some of the other teachers?

6. Why does one student feel like Cinderella after a dinner at the Century City Marriott?

7. As described in Chapter 1, why does a student get a gun to protect him/herself?

8. Why does a student decide 'odd' is not a three-letter word, but a seven-letter word?

9. Why is Gruwell frustrated at the beginning of the semester in the spring of 1995?

10. What does Zlata think about the situation in Kosovo?

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