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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what was Gertie's mother thankful to Gertie?
(a) Visiting on Sundays
(b) Helping her father in the workshop
(c) Hard work on the farm as a girl
(d) Helping to cook the meal for the preacher

2. What does Gertie hope to buy one day?
(a) A car
(b) Tipton Place
(c) Titon Farms
(d) New clothes

3. Which character carves like Gertie does?
(a) Callie Lou
(b) Gertie's father
(c) Gertie's mother
(d) Cassie

4. Why did Reuben cut the crooked cedar?
(a) To make a path
(b) To give Gertie something to carve
(c) To get a better shot at the bear
(d) So the straight one could grow

5. What does Henley leave to Gertie in his will?
(a) Nothing
(b) All his money
(c) His favorite pocket knife
(d) His copy of the Bible

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gertie travel at the beginning of chapter one?

2. Why does Gertie direct the mule into the path of the car?

3. What animal did Reuben kill when hunting?

4. How did Gertie learn to read?

5. Which of the following characters is the main character?

(see the answer key)

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