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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often has Gertie been to the doctor?
(a) Once
(b) Never
(c) Twice
(d) Many times

2. Which of the following is the best definition for tongue-tied?
(a) Unable to speak from shyness or embarrassment
(b) Unwilling to speak due to orders or commands
(c) Tongue is to big for the mouth
(d) Mute

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

4. What does Max tell Gertie she needs?
(a) Friends
(b) Food
(c) Something to dream of
(d) A home

5. Which of the following terms best describes Reuben as the new school term begins?
(a) Dramatic
(b) Sullen
(c) Morose
(d) Excited

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gertie read to her children from the Bible during chapter three?

2. What conversation does Gertie overhear Whit, Clovis and some other factory workers having?

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

4. 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?

5. Where does Clytie think Clovis has gone?

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