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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is notable about Gypsy's tree house?

2. Who owns the barbershop?

3. What does Gypsy give Woodrow on his first night at his grandparents' home?

4. Which of the following did the woman in #37 NOT do when Amos fell in love with Love?

5. What ground rules does Woodrow set on the first day of school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the significance of the woman in Everett's car when he comes to visit Woodrow?

3. How does Woodrow's behavior at Porter's birthday party showcase both his confidence and his shyness?

4. What do Woodrow's assertions about what he thinks happened to his mother foreshadow for him later in the story?

5. How does the author introduce the theme of beauty in Chapter 2 related to what Gypsy learns about her mother and Belle's relationship?

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

7. How does Gypsy help Woodrow navigate the waters of the small town gossips, especially in Akers' barber shop?

8. What is Gypsy's recurring nightmare and what does it foreshadow?

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

10. What do Woodrow and Gypsy reveal to each other about what they really want?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Grief takes on an almost human persona in this book. What was the source of Gypsy's grief? What about Woodrow's grief? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Belle. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Blind Benny. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Blind Benny's character in the novel?

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