View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following words best describes how Gertie feels after seeing the school?
(a) Relieved
(b) Surprised
(c) Excited
(d) Disappointed

2. Whom is Clovis jealous of?
(a) Gertie
(b) Henley
(c) Meg
(d) Gertie's father

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

4. What takes the joy out of his hunting triumph for Reuben?
(a) Getting in trouble for shooting it illegally
(b) Getting yelled at for hunting on Sunday
(c) Knowing his father is not there to see it
(d) Remembering Henley is dead

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

6. On what did Gertie spend Henley's money?
(a) Car
(b) Tipton Place
(c) Clothes
(d) Truck

7. Where does Clovis want to take the children to go visiting?
(a) Gertie's parents
(b) Clovis' parents
(c) The neighbor's home
(d) To visit Amos in the clinic

8. What does Gertie carry on the way to school which Clytie finds embarrassing?
(a) Backpack
(b) Handcarved basket
(c) Large purse
(d) Poncho

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

10. Which of the following literary elements is not found in chapters six through nine?
(a) Mini climax
(b) Conclusion
(c) Suspense
(d) Mini plot

11. What does Gertie dream of carving?
(a) A man
(b) A cradle
(c) A cane
(d) A wooden cane

12. 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?
(a) Sipping her coffee
(b) Making the beds
(c) Feeding the dogs
(d) Churning butter

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following terms best describes how the other children treated the one child who had difficulty reading?

2. What happened to the shaving strop?

3. Who does Gertie's mother say leads Henley into heathenism?

4. Which of the following characters is now a prisoner of war?

5. Which of the following jobs does Joe hold?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 415 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample