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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following does not interrupt Gertie's dream?
(a) Enoch asking for money to plant some grass and flowers
(b) The roar of a passing train
(c) Callie Lou talking to Gertie
(d) Clytie who tells her the grocer is giving them credit

3. Which of the following words best describes what the main activities were which filled Christmas Day for Gertie?
(a) Playing
(b) Arguing
(c) Whining
(d) Laughing

4. Why is Gertie unable to work on the cherry block of wood?
(a) Clovis sold the cherry block of wood
(b) She never has any time to whittle anymore
(c) She lost her carving knife
(d) She still can't see the face

5. What causes tension within the apartment complex?
(a) Constant fights among the children
(b) The carving business
(c) Labor relations
(d) Marital discord

6. What kind of scheme does Clovis blame for using Gertie's savings?
(a) Kickback
(b) Legal
(c) Corrupt
(d) Unknown

7. What kinds of food does Mrs. Anderson feed her children which would upset her husband?
(a) Fried foods
(b) Candy and treats
(c) Pork products
(d) Eggs and milk

8. What happens to the union leader who wants to go on strike?
(a) Beaten Up
(b) Moved out of the country
(c) Fired
(d) Killed

9. What does Mr. Daly accuse Gertie of doing as she tries to take her child back in the house after the fight?
(a) Letting her child get away with everything
(b) Beating his wife
(c) Giving her child a knife
(d) Ignoring the facts before her face

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

11. What does Max ask for when he comes to Gertie?
(a) A place to stay
(b) Lottery ticket
(c) A new husband
(d) A dream

12. Which of the following words does NOT describe how Clovis feels after he is beaten?
(a) Relieved
(b) Vengeful
(c) Obsessed
(d) Angry

13. What did Clytie feel left out about with her friends from school?
(a) Knowing movie stars
(b) Having enough money to pay for her share
(c) Keeping up-to-date with current fashions
(d) Having nice furniture and a nice house to live in

14. With what does Mr. Daly bully Enoch?
(a) School threats
(b) Talk about religion
(c) Police calls
(d) Talk of stealing

15. Which of the following bothers Gertie more and more every day?
(a) Telling lies
(b) Clovis's scars
(c) Mr. Daly's preaching about the Catholics
(d) Labor relations

Short Answer Questions

1. What mistake does Gertie make related to Easter?

2. On what does Clovis compliment Gertie?

3. Which word best describes how injured Clovis is when he is beaten?

4. Which of the following best describes Flint?

5. Which of the following terms best describes Reuben as the new school term begins?

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