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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Clovis want to take the children to go visiting?

2. Why are the children quarrelsome at the end of chapter five?

3. Which of the following characters is the main character?

4. How does Gertie travel at the beginning of chapter one?

5. Which of the following words best describes how Cassie feels about school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the boy that Gertie and Cassie meet on the way to school tell Gertie she should not tell lies?

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

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

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

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

6. When does Clovis tell Gertie she will have regular money?

7. What does Reuben say when Gertie tells him of her hope to have their own farm?

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

9. What happens right before Clovis leaves for his physical?

10. What new information is learned about Max's relationship with her husband?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing Gertie's realization at the end of the novel. Explain how this realization could change the future for Gertie and her family. Relate her realization to your own life in your description.

Essay Topic 2

Imagine that this novel had to be divided into just two portions. Where would you divide the book and why? Use specific examples from the novel to support your rationale.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing what the key themes are within this novel. Describe how these themes were developed throughout the novel.

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