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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Anderson complain about having to give up for her husband's career?
(a) Writing
(b) Painting
(c) Sewing
(d) Drawing

2. Whom does Mr. Daly say uses the Constitution to defend their actions?
(a) Americans
(b) Socialists
(c) Unions
(d) Communists

3. Which child's conference at school went worst?
(a) Whit's
(b) Enoch's
(c) Reuben's
(d) Cassie's

4. What gift had Gertie taken to the Dalys to give to Maggie?
(a) Head of an infant
(b) Hand-carved bird
(c) Crucifix
(d) Block of cherry wood

5. What happened to all of Gertie's savings?
(a) Clovis put it in the bank to keep saving money
(b) Paid for hospital bills, funeral and casket
(c) Paid for funeral and casket
(d) Paid for funeral, casket and headstone

6. What does Clytie tell Cassie people are making fun of her?
(a) Because of her imaginary friend
(b) Because she is smaller than all of the other children
(c) Because she refuses to talk to other kids her own age
(d) Because of her tattered clothing

7. Where does Cassie go when she runs away?
(a) Neighbor's house
(b) Railroad tracks
(c) School
(d) Kentucky

8. What does Enoch say about the dolls which upsets and bothers Gertie?
(a) They are one of a kind
(b) They are hand carved
(c) They will not be made any longer and therefore are rare
(d) They are unique

9. Which word best describes how injured Clovis is when he is beaten?
(a) Seriously
(b) Mortally
(c) Critically
(d) Barely

10. What makes the family turn into full production of making the dolls using the jigsaw in chapter 32?
(a) To overcome Gertie's grief
(b) To pay Clovis's union dues
(c) To save money for Gertie's dream
(d) Clovis is laid off

11. Why does Cassie decide to wear her coat inside?
(a) She wears it because her imaginary friend told her to
(b) She is cold and there is no heat
(c) She is afraid of Clovis
(d) She has a note from her teacher

12. Into what interest has Clytie become absorbed?
(a) Clovis's work
(b) Radio dramas
(c) Reuben's fights
(d) School plays

13. How much does Mr. Anderson pay for the carving of the hen Gertie has done?
(a) $0.50
(b) $1
(c) $2.50
(d) $1.50

14. What does Gertie dream of in Chapter 28?
(a) Being back in her own land where flowers and vegetables were growing
(b) Escaping from Clovis and returning to Kentucky alone
(c) Killing herself on the train tracks
(d) Cassie being alive and playing with her

15. What device does Gertie use for the first time in chapter 35?
(a) Microwave
(b) Pay phone
(c) Clothes dryer
(d) Washing machine

Short Answer Questions

1. According to what Max tells Gertie, who controls Max's life and tells her how to live?

2. When Gertie quotes from the Bible about drinking, which is the main message?

3. Which power tool iss added to the jigsaw to increase efficiency at making the dolls?

4. Why is Gertie unable to work on the cherry block of wood?

5. Why is Max called unAmerican by one of the neighbors?

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