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

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

3. Before Porter's party, Gypsy is to wash her hair and ___________________.
(a) practice piano.
(b) set the table.
(c) make lemonade.
(d) hang streamers.

4. What does Woodrow do in Sunday School?
(a) Tells jokes.
(b) Leads the singing.
(c) Recites Bible verses.
(d) Colors pictures.

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 was so frightened by Gypsy's delirium.
(c) He has influenza.
(d) He has an early morning meeting tomorrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Gypsy feeling by the time she reaches the movie theater?

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

3. What items particularly delight Woodrow from the shopping trip?

4. Who has taken Woodrow shopping in Chapter 3?

5. Why does Love think that Belle left the house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the significance of Gypsy's encounter with Porter as she is sneaking back into the house, and he is outside trying to smoke?

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

5. What is the significance of the woman in Everett's car when he comes to visit Woodrow?

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

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

8. What do Woodrow's assertions about what he thinks happened to his mother foreshadow for him later in the story?

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

10. How does Gypsy's life compare to the life that Woodrow has led prior to coming to live with his grandparents?

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