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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Gertie compare Henley to when describing him to Cassie?
(a) Gertie's mother
(b) Gertie's father
(c) Clovis
(d) Jesus

2. Who tells Gertie that she cannot whip them as she threatened?
(a) Cassie
(b) Reuben
(c) Enoch
(d) Clytie

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) Kentucky
(b) Texas
(c) Illinois
(d) Tennessee

5. Which of the following words best describes how Cassie feels about school?
(a) Disgusted
(b) Constant anticipation
(c) Excited
(d) Fearful

6. How long has Clovis been gone at the beginning of chapter six?
(a) One week
(b) One month
(c) One year
(d) One day

7. Why does Gertie's mother say Gertie betrayed Clovis?
(a) She bought Tipton Place
(b) Gertie is keeping his children from him
(c) Gertie did not move immediately to Detroit
(d) Gertie had an affair

8. Who is Callie Lou?
(a) Clovis's mother
(b) Daughter to Gertie
(c) Gertie's sister
(d) Invisible friend

9. What is the family rule regarding Sundays?
(a) Always stay together
(b) Always go to church
(c) No hunting
(d) Never visit on this day

10. Where does Clytie think Clovis has gone?
(a) To war
(b) Just to get his physical
(c) To work in a factory
(d) Left home

11. When does Gertie find the time to do most of her carving?
(a) Never, she rarely gets to carve anymore
(b) In the middle of the day
(c) Late at night
(d) Early in the morning

12. When does Gertie think Clovis will return home?
(a) After the war
(b) The next day
(c) Never
(d) In a few weeks

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

14. Where do Gertie and the children move?
(a) Back to their original home
(b) Detroit
(c) Tipton Place
(d) Town

15. What happens to Gertie's dream of living in Tipton Place by the end of chapter nine?
(a) Unchanged
(b) Realized and destroyed
(c) Destroyed only
(d) Realized only

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word best describes how Gertie feels about affection attempts from her husband?

2. From what type of wood does she want to use to carve the man?

3. Who reassures Gertie that Clovis is okay?

4. What is Gertie doing when Old John comes to talk to her?

5. Which of the following is the best definition for tongue-tied?

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