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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of officer is in the car that stops before hitting Gertie?
(a) Fire
(b) Police
(c) Corrections
(d) Military

2. Which of the following characters is the main character?
(a) Cassie Nevels
(b) Amos Nevels
(c) Gertie Nevels
(d) Clovis Nevels

3. Which word does Gertie use to describe the type of carving Gertie does not do?
(a) Frivolous
(b) Necessary
(c) Practical
(d) Impersonal

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

5. 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) Disappointment in Gertie
(d) Faith in the Bible

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henley leave to Gertie in his will?

2. How does Gertie appear to handle behavioral issues that arise with the children?

3. Who tells Gertie that she cannot whip them as she threatened?

4. Where does Clytie think Clovis has gone?

5. What frightens Cassie while they are at Gertie's parent's house?

(see the answer key)

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