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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. When Gypsy does not like a song that comes on the television, Woodrow states that she doesn't like it because ____________________.
(a) it reminds her of her father.
(b) she can't hit the high notes in it.
(c) it is too slow.
(d) it reminds her of her old boyfriend.

2. How do the police find the dead body of the young woman killed by the farmer?
(a) She left clues in the woods.
(b) Her hair grows above the ground where she is buried.
(c) A witness comes forward with information.
(d) The farmer's wife tells where she is buried.

3. Woodrow tells Gypsy that he and his mother had been saving money for ___________________.
(a) a vacation to Hawaii.
(b) a new car.
(c) his college fund.
(d) an operation to fix his eyes.

4. Who did Woodrow try the power of suggestion on?
(a) Love.
(b) Everett.
(c) Mrs. Cooper.
(d) Gypsy.

5. What did Blind Benny do after his parents died when he was twelve?
(a) He was adopted by a farmer.
(b) He went to an orphanage.
(c) He was put into foster care.
(d) He became a sin eater.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gypsy wants to show her classmates that there is more to her life than ________________.

2. Gypsy gets flustered in school and says that her real father ____________________.

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

4. What does Porter announce that the family is going to host in honor of Gypsy's birthday?

5. What does the person in #91 say that he recalls Amos doing with Gypsy when she was younger?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Porter's love for Gypsy comes through related to her severely cutting her hair.

2. How does Gypsy's new perception of Blind Benny show how she is maturing?

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

4. What recurring theme of the book resurfaces with the introduction of Blind Benny?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Explain how Woodrow will soon have a chance to show his outer beauty just as Gypsy is getting the chance to exhibit her internal beauty.

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