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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. What season is it in Chapter 15?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Autumn.

2. What does Love say about Gypsy's hair?
(a) They can fix it.
(b) They will get her a wig.
(c) She is grounded for a month.
(d) She cannot go out in public until it grows back.

3. Grandpa Ball tells Gypsy that Woodrow is sensitive and kind but _______________________.
(a) not musically inclined.
(b) not as pretty as some.
(c) not very artistic.
(d) not very smart.

4. What punishment does Woodrow receive for thrashing Buzz?
(a) He is grounded.
(b) He is sent to bed without supper.
(c) He is spanked.
(d) His allowance is suspended.

5. Who is Buzz?
(a) The local bully.
(b) The elementary school janitor.
(c) The captain of the high school football team.
(d) Gypsy's second cousin from Alabama.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Blind Benny do after his parents died when he was twelve?

2. Where does Blind Benny live?

3. What name does the person in #91 call Gypsy?

4. What did Amos make Love promise before he died?

5. Why does Woodrow come to get Gypsy at her window at night in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who built the tree house for Gypsy and what significance does it have in her life regarding her memories of her father?

2. How was Amos' love of beauty destructive for him and his daughter?

3. What explanation does Woodrow give for what has happened to Belle?

4. Why is Woodrow looking through the personal ads in the newspaper while sitting in the tree house?

5. Describe Woodrow's story of his Aunt Millie at the wienie roast.

6. Describe Woodrow's behavior at the wienie roast and how it reinforces his character.

7. Explain how Amos and Love have been good to Blind Benny.

8. What is the significance of the argument between Gypsy and Woodrow in terms of how they know what is especially painful for each other?

9. Describe the argument Woodrow and Gypsy have about pretty people getting away with more.

10. Explain how Gypsy's new haircut lets a new Gypsy emerge.

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