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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10, 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What derogatory term do the people in the train station call Gertie?
(a) Thickheaded
(b) Stupid
(c) Hillbilly
(d) Blockhead

2. Which word does Gertie use to describe the type of carving Gertie does not do?
(a) Frivolous
(b) Practical
(c) Impersonal
(d) Necessary

3. For what was Gertie's mother thankful to Gertie?
(a) Visiting on Sundays
(b) Hard work on the farm as a girl
(c) Helping to cook the meal for the preacher
(d) Helping her father in the workshop

4. Why does Gertie direct the mule into the path of the car?
(a) To try to kill herself
(b) To make them stop to help
(c) To make the car crash
(d) She could not control the mule

5. Where does Gertie's mother say Henley is?
(a) Hell
(b) In a better place
(c) Heaven
(d) Away on a trip

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Gertie's dream of living in Tipton Place by the end of chapter nine?

2. Why does Gertie leave many trees alone when she goes out for wood to make axe handles?

3. Whom is Clovis jealous of?

4. Which word best describes the officer's feelings for Gertie before she preformed the medical procedure on Amos?

5. Which of the following literary elements is not found in chapters six through nine?

(see the answer key)

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