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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 Gypsy Leemaster's middle name?

2. Where does Woodrow go that he wears a tie for the first time?

3. Why does Love think that Belle left the house?

4. Woodrow claims that he sometimes hears Belle's voice __________________.

5. How does Gypsy rest through the night after she is brought home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed about Gypsy and Woodrow's characters and their feelings about their looks in their tree house conversation in Chapter 6?

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

3. Describe Gypsy's delirious attack at the movie theater.

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

5. What does Gypsy learn from her mother about what happened between her, Amos and Belle years ago?

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

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

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

9. Describe Everett's visit to see Woodrow at his grandparents' house.

10. Who is Blind Benny and what is revealed about his character based on Gypsy and Woodrow's perceptions of him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Belle Prater's Boy" is a classic example of a coming-of-age story. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the lives of Gypsy and Woodrow. How are their circumstances similar? In what ways are their lives different? What draws them together to make them friends? What could have threatened to kill a friendship even before it began?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of beauty. Identify at least two instances about beauty in the book, and then cite examples to support your answers.

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