3. What device does Gertie use for the first time in chapter 35?
(a) Washing machine
(b) Pay phone
(c) Clothes dryer
(d) Microwave

4. To whom does the youngest Meanwell girl talk?
(a) The Daly children
(b) Cassie
(c) Callie Lou
(d) Gertie

5. What does Max ask for when he comes to Gertie?
(a) Lottery ticket
(b) A place to stay
(c) A new husband
(d) A dream

Short Answer Questions

1. According to what Max tells Gertie, who controls Max's life and tells her how to live?

2. About what topic does Mr. Daly continue to argue with the residents of the complex?

3. What does Mrs. Daly tell Gertie that she thinks Clovis is doing when he is angry and throws the pan out into the snow?

4. What happened to all of Gertie's savings?

5. On what does Clovis compliment Gertie?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Gertie helps Mrs. Anderson by watching her children, one runs away. While Gertie is searching for him, what does she pass that reminds her of Cassie?

2. How does Clovis attempt to make Gertie feel better after Cassie's death?

3. Describe Gertie's days during chapters 20 - 23.

4. Describe what happens when Sophronie answers the door when she is drunk.

5. Describe the scene Gertie witnessed between the Daly and Meanwell children.

6. Describe in detail Cassie's final moments in Gertie's arms.

7. Why does Sophronie ask Gertie to watch her children after they had their tonsils out?

8. Describe an incident of irony regarding Clovis and Gertie and Tipton Place.

9. When Gertie tells Clovis that her mother said that she should not buy Tipton Place, what does Clovis say which surprises Gertie?

10. What happens during the snowball fight between Gertie's children and the Dalys' children?

(see the answer keys)

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