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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Woodrow think that Belle has gone?
(a) To a psychological institution.
(b) Back to her childhood home.
(c) Through the spot by the shed and into another world.
(d) To live in New York City.

2. Belle had told Woodrow about a man in prison who ________________________.
(a) kept a rat as a pet.
(b) wrote a love letter to his wife every day.
(c) escaped by digging a tunnel.
(d) used to leave his body to escape for awhile.

3. Who is Belle's son?
(a) Paul.
(b) Woodrow.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Randall.

4. Why does Blind Benny come out at night?
(a) He can't risk being exposed to sunlight.
(b) He is a city street cleaner.
(c) He sleeps during the day.
(d) He doesn't see any people out then.

5. Why has Porter taken to his bed after Gypsy's illness-induced outbreak at the theater?
(a) He has a migraine headache.
(b) He has influenza.
(c) He was so frightened by Gypsy's delirium.
(d) He has an early morning meeting tomorrow.

6. What did Woodrow's father use to cut his hair when he still lived with him?
(a) A knife.
(b) A bowl.
(c) Pinking shears.
(d) Garden shears.

7. Who did Belle marry?
(a) Eugene Hocker.
(b) Everett Prater.
(c) Edward Harmon.
(d) Harold Ditmer.

8. From whom does Gypsy take piano lessons?
(a) Grandma.
(b) Belle.
(c) Miss Kerry.
(d) Mrs. Gerard.

9. What items particularly delight Woodrow from the shopping trip?
(a) Comic books.
(b) School books.
(c) Matches.
(d) Pencils.

10. Who takes Woodrow for his first haircut?
(a) Grandma.
(b) Grandpa.
(c) Belle.
(d) Gypsy.

11. What are Gypsy and Woodrow discussing at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Ice cream flavors.
(b) Plastic surgery.
(c) Math problems.
(d) Christmas.

12. Where do Gypsy and Woodrow sneak off to during the night?
(a) The shed.
(b) The railroad track.
(c) The creek.
(d) The tree house.

13. How does Gypsy rest through the night after she is brought home?
(a) She is knocked out by the sedative.
(b) She sleeps and wakes all night.
(c) She has several nightmares.
(d) She is awake all night.

14. What does Gypsy give Woodrow on his first night at his grandparents' home?
(a) A kickball.
(b) A whistle.
(c) A cherry jawbreaker.
(d) A pack of gum.

15. How old is Gypsy?
(a) 7.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Woodrow's mother use to escape from reality?

2. What does Gypsy notice as the person in #74 drives away?

3. In class, Woodrow tells a story about a man named Floyd Collins who ________________________-.

4. Who is Gypsy's stepfather?

5. What does Woodrow say he wants most?

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