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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13, 14 and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gertie vomit?
(a) The unfamiliar feeling, sights and smells of the train
(b) Did not want to go to Detroit
(c) Nerves from traveling with the children
(d) Pregnancy

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

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

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

5. What does Clovis want to do as his future job once he leaves the Army?
(a) Retire
(b) Work in a factory
(c) Start his own business
(d) Live on a farm

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the medical procedure which Gertie performed on Amos?

2. At the beginning of chapter nine, what is Gertie doing as she reflects on how long it has been since Henley left and then was killed?

3. Which word best describes the officer's feelings for Gertie before she preformed the medical procedure on Amos?

4. Which of the following words best describes how Gertie feels after seeing the school?

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

(see the answer key)

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