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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 asks Grandpa why _______________ is/are so important to some people?
(a) big houses.
(b) money.
(c) looks.
(d) new cars.

2. What does Porter tell Gypsy that he can see in her?
(a) A talented musician.
(b) A fine lady.
(c) A teacher.
(d) An author.

3. Woodrow tells Gypsy that he and his mother had been saving money for ___________________.
(a) a new car.
(b) a vacation to Hawaii.
(c) an operation to fix his eyes.
(d) his college fund.

4. What does Porter announce that the family is going to host in honor of Gypsy's birthday?
(a) A Spring Fling dance.
(b) A piano recital.
(c) An ice cream social.
(d) A cotillion.

5. What does Love say about Gypsy's hair?
(a) She is grounded for a month.
(b) They can fix it.
(c) She cannot go out in public until it grows back.
(d) They will get her a wig.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Grandpa Ball and Gypsy fixing at the beginning of Chapter 13?

2. The person in #91 knew Amos when they lived in what town?

3. What happens to Mrs. Cooper after she has talked to Woodrow for awhile?

4. What was Amos' nickname for Gypsy?

5. What does Gypsy recall her Sunday School teacher telling her one day?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Amos' love of beauty destructive for him and his daughter?

2. Explain how Woodrow will soon have a chance to show his outer beauty just as Gypsy is getting the chance to exhibit her internal beauty.

3. Explain how Amos and Love have been good to Blind Benny.

4. What does Gypsy learn from Grandpa Ball about why Love will not allow Gypsy to get her hair cut?

5. Describe Woodrow's use of mind control over Mrs. Cooper at the Summer Social Garden Party hosted by the Balls.

6. Why is Woodrow looking through the personal ads in the newspaper while sitting in the tree house?

7. Who built the tree house for Gypsy and what significance does it have in her life regarding her memories of her father?

8. Describe Woodrow's story of his Aunt Millie at the wienie roast.

9. How does Gypsy's reaction to the trick he played on Mrs. Cooper different from how the adults react to it?

10. Explain what Benny means when he says he used to be a sin eater.

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