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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 did Blind Benny and Amos become friends?
(a) Cold Mountain, North Carolina.
(b) Cold Stone Creek, Virginia.
(c) Cold Harbor, Delaware.
(d) Cold Valley, Kentucky.

2. At the party, Mrs. Cooper tells Woodrow that Belle was ______________.
(a) athletic.
(b) sullen.
(c) dreamy.
(d) impulsive.

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

4. Gypsy overhears Porter talking to Love and ____________________ Gypsy.
(a) berating.
(b) comparing.
(c) defending.
(d) making fun of.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Love says that Amos committed suicide because __________________________.

2. Gypsy asks Grandpa why _______________ is/are so important to some people?

3. Where does Blind Benny live?

4. Which of the following is NOT how Gypsy perceives herself now?

5. What does Woodrow say is the moral of the story of the young woman who was killed by the farmer?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

2. How does Gypsy's relationship with Porter begun to change as she changes her perspective on many things?

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Explain what Benny means when he says he used to be a sin eater.

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