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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. Where do Gypsy and Woodrow sneak off to during the night?
2. How is Gypsy feeling by the time she reaches the movie theater?
3. What happens as Woodrow's popularity grows?
4. What did Belle announce when she finally came out of her room dressed to kill?
5. What does Woodrow do in Sunday School?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Gypsy help Woodrow navigate the waters of the small town gossips, especially in Akers' barber shop?
2. What was Belle's course of action after she worked through Amos' rejection of her?
3. Describe Woodrow's character and how he easily ingratiates himself to people.
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 Sunday School scene in Chapter 6 help reveal more about Woodrow's character?
6. Describe Everett's visit to see Woodrow at his grandparents' house.
7. How does Gypsy's life compare to the life that Woodrow has led prior to coming to live with his grandparents?
8. What does Woodrow share with Gypsy about the place where he thinks his mother disappeared behind the shack?
9. What do Woodrow and Gypsy reveal to each other about what they really want?
10. What is the significance of windows in Gypsy's subconscious and how is that exaggerated while watching the film "Rear Window" at the theater?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Explain the significance of the book's title. What does the author mean by calling it simply "Belle Prater's Boy" What is she trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each.
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