The Dollmaker | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapters 1 and 2

1. Where does this story begin?

Kentucky

2. What is the main character's life-long dream?

To own her own farm

3. Which of the following characters is the main character?

Gertie Nevels

4. How does Gertie travel at the beginning of chapter one?

Mule

5. Why is Gertie traveling into town?

Amos is close to dying

6. Why does Gertie direct the mule into the path of the car?

To make them stop to help

7. What kind of officer is in the car that stops before hitting Gertie?

Military

8. Which of the following is the best definition for tongue-tied?

Unable to speak from shyness or embarrassment

9. Which of the following is the medical procedure which Gertie performed on Amos?

Tracheotomy

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

Distaste

11. How...
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