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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gypsy hears the doctor tell her mother something about her ________________.
(a) father.
(b) weight.
(c) cold sweats.
(d) color.

2. During Sunday School, Woodrow tells a story about Buck Coleman who ________________________.
(a) drank gasoline.
(b) ate 20 cherry pies in a day.
(c) choked on a tapeworm and died.
(d) could hear trains coming by putting his ear on the track.

3. In class, Woodrow tells a story about a man named Floyd Collins who ________________________-.
(a) did amazing magic tricks.
(b) lived his life in a tree house.
(c) got stuck in a crevice in a cave and died.
(d) was a tightrope walker.

4. Which of the following does NOT describe the air behind the shack at Woodrow's house?
(a) It is thick.
(b) It vibrates.
(c) It is warm.
(d) It smells bad.

5. Who is Gypsy's stepfather?
(a) Parker Dobson.
(b) Porter Dotson.
(c) Peter Darwin.
(d) Paul DeWeese.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Woodrow not sure of his birth date?

2. What does Gypsy say she wants most?

3. Where does Woodrow think that Belle has gone?

4. How can Woodrow best be characterized from the following?

5. What is the name of the town's barbershop?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Woodrow and Gypsy reveal to each other about what they really want?

2. How does Gypsy help Woodrow navigate the waters of the small town gossips, especially in Akers' barber shop?

3. How does Woodrow help save Gypsy from hurtful adult gossip about her father and what seems to be the common bond they share?

4. Describe Gypsy's delirious attack at the movie theater.

5. Describe Everett's visit to see Woodrow at his grandparents' house.

6. What is the significance of Gypsy's long hair in the story?

7. What are some of Woodrow's experiences in his new life that point out the poverty he lived in until now?

8. How does the Sunday School scene in Chapter 6 help reveal more about Woodrow's character?

9. What are some elements of foreshadowing that appear in Chapter 1?

10. Who is Gypsy, and what does she explain about her Aunt Belle in Chapter 1?

(see the answer keys)

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