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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. Gypsy hears the doctor tell her mother something about her ________________.
(a) color.
(b) father.
(c) cold sweats.
(d) weight.

2. Who is Gypsy's stepfather?
(a) Parker Dobson.
(b) Peter Darwin.
(c) Paul DeWeese.
(d) Porter Dotson.

3. During Sunday School, Woodrow tells a story about Buck Coleman who ________________________.
(a) could hear trains coming by putting his ear on the track.
(b) drank gasoline.
(c) ate 20 cherry pies in a day.
(d) choked on a tapeworm and died.

4. Gypsy notices that Woodrow is particularly nice to ____________________.
(a) those who are different from others.
(b) the kids with money.
(c) the blonde girls.
(d) the teacher.

5. What does Gypsy give Woodrow on his first night at his grandparents' home?
(a) A kickball.
(b) A pack of gum.
(c) A whistle.
(d) A cherry jawbreaker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is notable about Gypsy's tree house?

2. Who is the school principal's wife?

3. What does Gypsy notice as the person in #74 drives away?

4. Belle had told Woodrow about a man in prison who ________________________.

5. Where did Belle's husband think she was going when she left in the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What illness is Gypsy suffering from, and how has Porter also been affected by her sickness?

2. What does it mean when Gypsy calls Woodrow's former home a shack?

3. How does the Sunday School scene in Chapter 6 help reveal more about Woodrow's character?

4. What do Woodrow's assertions about what he thinks happened to his mother foreshadow for him later in the story?

5. What is revealed about Gypsy and Woodrow's characters and their feelings about their looks in their tree house conversation in Chapter 6?

6. How does Gypsy's life compare to the life that Woodrow has led prior to coming to live with his grandparents?

7. What is the significance of the woman in Everett's car when he comes to visit Woodrow?

8. What does Gypsy learn from her mother about what happened between her, Amos and Belle years ago?

9. What is the significance of Gypsy's long hair in the story?

10. What are some elements of foreshadowing that appear in Chapter 1?

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