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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. Which of the following is the medical procedure which Gertie performed on Amos?

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

3. Which of the following words describes Gertie's mother?

4. How does Gertie appear to handle behavioral issues that arise with the children?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How much change does the officer give to Gertie for the ride into town?

2. Why is Clytie crying at the beginning of chapter three?

3. Gertie meets a black woman on the train. What does this woman tell Gertie which surprises Gertie?

4. Why doesn't Gertie tell her husband that she performed the surgery?

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

6. What is evident that both Clovis and Gertie share?

7. What is Joe's response when Gertie asks him how long it took him to like his new life?

8. After the teachers tell Gertie not to worry about her children because they will adjust, what does Gertie wonder?

9. How does the author let the reader know that the car is something the townspeople fear?

10. Describe Gertie's neighbor Sophronie Meanwell.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing the dark side of Gertie's dreams for independence. Use examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay telling in what way this novel reflects the traditional American Dream. Is it in a positive nature or negative nature? Explain your reasons and use supporting examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing how the author used mini climaxes to keep the reader engaged. Evaluate this as a writing tool using specific examples from the novel to support your evaluation.

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