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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 her mother tell the doctor something about her ___________________.
(a) temperature.
(b) nightmares.
(c) hair.
(d) schooling.

2. Why did Woodrow move in with his grandparents?
(a) His father was drinking a lot.
(b) His father died.
(c) His father was beating him.
(d) They lived closer to the school.

3. What does Gypsy notice as the person in #74 drives away?
(a) A dragging tail pipe.
(b) Smoke coming from the exhaust.
(c) A hand waving out the window.
(d) A blonde woman in the car.

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

5. Who is Blind Benny?
(a) A local drifter.
(b) A school teacher.
(c) A comedian.
(d) The mayor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the demeanor of the person in #74?

2. What drink does Gypsy's mother give her while she is ill?

3. What does Woodrow say he wants most?

4. What disease does Gypsy have?

5. What did Woodrow's father use to cut his hair when he still lived with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author introduce the theme of beauty in Chapter 2 related to what Gypsy learns about her mother and Belle's relationship?

2. What is revealed about Gypsy and Woodrow's characters and their feelings about their looks in their tree house conversation in Chapter 6?

3. Who are Gypsy's mother and stepfather, and where do they live?

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

5. What does Woodrow share with Gypsy about the place where he thinks his mother disappeared behind the shack?

6. What does Gypsy learn from her mother about what happened between her, Amos and Belle years ago?

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

8. What is Gypsy's recurring nightmare and what does it foreshadow?

9. Describe Woodrow's character and how he easily ingratiates himself to people.

10. What illness is Gypsy suffering from, and how has Porter also been affected by her sickness?

(see the answer keys)

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