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

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

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

4. Woodrow agrees to tell Gypsy about his mother's disappearance only if she agrees to __________________.
(a) buy him some ice cream.
(b) go fishing with him.
(c) let him ride her bike.
(d) be his best friend.

5. What does Woodrow ask for at Porter's birthday party?
(a) A birthday party for himself.
(b) A new bicycle.
(c) An airplane ride.
(d) A Coca-Cola.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the last name of Woodrow's maternal grandparents?

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

4. What do Woodrow and the person in #80 talk about on the way to the movies?

5. Who is Belle's son?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Woodrow and Gypsy's characteristics have been shaped by their different backgrounds.

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

3. What does it mean when Gypsy calls Woodrow's former home a shack?

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

10. Describe how quickly Woodrow adapts to his new school, and why he becomes so popular.

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