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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what vegetables does Aunt Rae serve for dinner?

2. In Chapter 19, why does Gertie almost not notice that the bus is on Jones Street?

3. In Chapter 15, what are most fifth graders doing when Gertie and Junior arrive at school?

4. In Chapter 22, what grade is a boy in who asks Gertie for her autograph?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 14, where are Junior, Audrey, and Gertie hiding?

Short Essay Questions

1. in Chapter 13, why does Gertie want Junior to go to Mary Sue's party?

2. In Chapter 22, what does Junior tell Gertie that he did after Aunt Rae called his mother saying that Gertie was missing?

3. In Chapter 16, what does Gertie do while she waits for her father to come home?

4. In Chapter 13, what are kids saying about Mary Sue's party?

5. In Chapter 13, what does Aunt Rae say when Gertie tells her about what is happening at school?

6. In Chapter 20, what happens when Gertie gets to Rachel Collins's house?

7. In Chapter 19, what does Mary Sue bring to the play audition and how is her audition?

8. In Chapter 17, why is it a good thing that no one likes Gertie anymore?

9. In Chapter 19, how does Gertie audition for the part of Evangelina?

10. In Chapter 14, what does Gertie say to Audrey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Gertie feel about her father’s job before Career Day? Why do her feelings about his job change? Why does she try to change her father and his job?

Essay Topic 2

Gertie’s father works on an oil rig, and he raises Gertie with the help of his great aunt. How do Frank’s absences affect the relationship he and Gertie have? How would you describe the relationship between Gertie and her father?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, some characters are described in more details than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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