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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10, 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following appliances gives Gertie considerable trouble?
(a) Gas stove
(b) Refrigerator
(c) Washing machine
(d) Dryer

2. Which of the following words best describes how the cab driver responds to the excitement of Gertie's children?
(a) Excitedly
(b) Indifferent
(c) Mocking
(d) Ignoring

3. Which of the following characters is not a neighbor of Gertie's in Detroit?
(a) Max
(b) Megan
(c) Maggie
(d) Sophronie

4. Where does this story begin?
(a) Illinois
(b) Texas
(c) Kentucky
(d) Tennessee

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Gertie move?

2. How do Gertie and the children travel?

3. What animal did Reuben kill when hunting?

4. Which of the following is not something Gertie's mother talks about in the sitting room with Gertie?

5. Why does Gertie vomit?

(see the answer key)

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