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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not something Gertie's mother talks about in the sitting room with Gertie?
(a) Ill health
(b) How proud she is of Gertie
(c) Faith in the Bible
(d) Disappointment in Gertie

2. How does Gertie handle the children's concerns that Clovis leaves without saying goodbye?
(a) Tells them he is already on his way home
(b) Tells them he kissed them before he left
(c) Tells them he hasn't left yet
(d) Tells them he was afraid to wake them up

3. Why does Gertie read to her children from the Bible during chapter three?
(a) To provide them with religious instruction
(b) To teach them how to read
(c) Because it is the only book they own
(d) To help them get over their grief for Henley

4. Why did Gertie go out to start the truck?
(a) Gertie wanted to get away from Clovis
(b) Clovis wanted to kiss he children goodbye
(c) Clovis forgot his wallet upstairs
(d) Clovis is unable to drive

5. Which of the following is the medical procedure which Gertie performed on Amos?
(a) Tracheotomy
(b) Tonsilectomy
(c) Cardiopulmonary Resusitation
(d) Appendectomy

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Gertie offer to pay the officer for the ride?

2. What does Gertie say she will use to whip the children?

3. Which of the children has difficulty reading?

4. What does Gertie dream of carving?

5. Which of the following terms best describes how the other children treated the one child who had difficulty reading?

(see the answer key)

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