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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. Woodrow tells Gypsy that Belle is still alive because she took some of his clothes and ______________________.
(a) the old car.
(b) the money they were saving for his operation.
(c) her jewelry.
(d) a shotgun.

2. How did Gypsy's father kill himself?
(a) He hanged himself.
(b) He shot himself.
(c) He took an overdose of pills.
(d) He slit his wrists.

3. How old will Gypsy be on her birthday?
(a) 16.
(b) 19.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

4. What kind of liquor did Woodrow tell Mrs. Cooper was in her drink?
(a) Rum.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Gin.
(d) Bourbon.

5. What does the Ball family host every year at this time?
(a) An Ice Cream Social.
(b) A Fourth of July Barbecue.
(c) A Midsummer's Cotillion.
(d) A Summer Social Garden Party.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Blind Benny live?

2. What surprise do Gypsy and Woodrow find on the first day of school in the Fall?

3. What did the employees at the hardware store buy for Benny?

4. What does Mrs. Cooper do when she is acting as if she is drunk?

5. Woodrow tells a story about a young woman with _________________ who gets killed by a farmer.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Porter's support of the piano recital for Gypsy?

2. What is Grandpa Ball's opinion of why Belle moved into the mountains as a young woman and what impact that had on her relationships with people in the outside world?

3. How does Porter try to help Gypsy to be who she is inside instead of being only the beautiful girl on the outside?

4. How does Gypsy's behavior change when she has thoughts and memories of her father?

5. Describe Woodrow's use of mind control over Mrs. Cooper at the Summer Social Garden Party hosted by the Balls.

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

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

8. How does Gypsy's conversation with Grandpa Ball about beauty give Gypsy a different perspective on which of her parents was more obsessed with it?

9. What does Blind Benny tell Gypsy about her father that he hopes will comfort her?

10. How does Gypsy's reaction to the trick he played on Mrs. Cooper different from how the adults react to it?

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