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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What besides a letter has Clovis sent to Gertie?
(a) 60 dollars
(b) Keys to a new car
(c) Directions to come live with him
(d) His shaving strop

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

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

4. From what type of wood does she want to use to carve the man?
(a) Cherry
(b) Maple
(c) Oak
(d) Mahogany

5. Where does Gertie's mother say Henley is?
(a) In a better place
(b) Away on a trip
(c) Hell
(d) Heaven

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a climactic reversal of fortune?

2. On what topic does Mrs. Bales' argue with more than one person about?

3. Who reassures Gertie that Clovis is okay?

4. How did Clovis get his job?

5. Where does Gertie move?

Short Essay Questions

1. What symbol is used to demonstrate the differences between Gertie and Clovis in chapter five?

2. What effect does Gertie's rejection of Clovis' kiss have?

3. What is a problem with Gertie that is clearly defined in this chapter?

4. What joke does Gertie make with Cassie as they pass by the Tipton family house?

5. What does the doctor immediately realize that Amos has?

6. Why does Gertie decide to take Cassie with her to her parent's house?

7. What happens to ruin Gertie's dream of owning Tipton Place?

8. What does Gertie think about the idea that Clovis would be working in one of the factories?

9. Gertie gets physically sick on the train. What happens after she is ill?

10. What does Reuben hope to see in Gertie as she talks to her mother about her dreams?

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