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

2. What makes the family turn into full production of making the dolls using the jigsaw in chapter 32?

3. Where does Max go when she leaves Victor?

4. What does Mrs. Daly tell Gertie that she thinks Clovis is doing when he is angry and throws the pan out into the snow?

5. About what topic does Mr. Daly continue to argue with the residents of the complex?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe an incident of irony regarding Clovis and Gertie and Tipton Place.

2. Why does Mrs. Daly suddenly stop the argument with Gertie?

3. Why can't Gertie get to Cassie before the train hits her?

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

5. When Gertie helps Mrs. Anderson by watching her children, one runs away. While Gertie is searching for him, what does she pass that reminds her of Cassie?

6. How does Clovis attempt to make Gertie feel better after Cassie's death?

7. When Gertie tells Clovis that her mother said that she should not buy Tipton Place, what does Clovis say which surprises Gertie?

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

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

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 the concept that this novel reflects on the idea of the American Dream. Use specific examples from the text to support your essay.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing the relationship between Gertie and her husband. Be sure to describe how the relationship changes throughout the novel in specific details.

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