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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. On what does Clovis compliment Gertie?

2. What mistake does Gertie make related to Easter?

3. What type of fight do Gertie's children get into in chapter sixteen?

4. What does Maggie want to teach Gertie in order for her to fix her wooden statue?

5. What does Enoch build with scrap lumber?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Gertie's days during chapters 20 - 23.

2. What does Reuben's note say at the end of chapter 23?

3. Describe in detail Cassie's final moments in Gertie's arms.

4. Why doesn't Gertie continue to carve the block of cherry wood?

5. Where does Gertie see the man she thinks attacked Clovis?

6. Why does Gertie rush down to interfere with Reuben and Mr. Daly after the fight?

7. Describe the scene Gertie witnessed between the Daly and Meanwell children.

8. What happens during the snowball fight between Gertie's children and the Dalys' children?

9. On what does Clovis blame that exhausts all of Gertie's savings to pay for Cassie's funeral?

10. Describe an event which shows how tempers are short during the heat wave.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on how the book might have been different had Henley not left Gertie the money. Use events from the story but indicate how they would be different.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay supporting the idea that Max's escape from Victor is a reflection of Gertie's dream of Tipton Place. Use specific examples from the text to support your essay.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing how the author has used foreshadowing throughout this novel. Use specific examples from the novel to support your description.

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