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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29, 30, 31 and 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Gertie traveling into town?
(a) Amos is close to dying
(b) To find work
(c) To escape from her life
(d) To rebuild a new life

2. What does Gertie dream of in Chapter 28?
(a) Being back in her own land where flowers and vegetables were growing
(b) Escaping from Clovis and returning to Kentucky alone
(c) Killing herself on the train tracks
(d) Cassie being alive and playing with her

3. Why does Cassie decide to wear her coat inside?
(a) She has a note from her teacher
(b) She is afraid of Clovis
(c) She wears it because her imaginary friend told her to
(d) She is cold and there is no heat

4. Why is Max called unAmerican by one of the neighbors?
(a) For not wanting a new, big refrigerator
(b) For not spending enough money on presents
(c) For not sharing with her neighbors
(d) For not celebrating Christmas

5. Which of the following words best describes what the main activities were which filled Christmas Day for Gertie?
(a) Arguing
(b) Laughing
(c) Playing
(d) Whining

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Bales say she sees in the block of cherry wood?

2. What mistake does Gertie make related to Easter?

3. Where does Cassie go when she runs away?

4. How did Clovis get his job?

5. What type of fight do Gertie's children get into in chapter sixteen?

(see the answer key)

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