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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. Why has Porter taken to his bed after Gypsy's illness-induced outbreak at the theater?

2. Which of the following does NOT describe the air behind the shack at Woodrow's house?

3. Who is Belle's son?

4. How is Gypsy feeling by the time she reaches the movie theater?

5. What are Gypsy and Woodrow discussing at the beginning of Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Belle's course of action after she worked through Amos' rejection of her?

2. What is evident about Woodrow's relationship with his father as shown in Chapter 9?

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

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

5. What are some elements of foreshadowing that appear in Chapter 1?

6. What is the significance of Gypsy's long hair in the story?

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

8. Describe Woodrow's character and how he easily ingratiates himself to people.

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

Create a brief character study of Love. 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 2

What is the greatest lesson Gypsy learns from Woodrow? Is it that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Gypsy always recall about her experiences during her twelfth summer?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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