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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. In Chapter 2, where does Gertie's mother plan to move?
(a) Greenville.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Mobile.
(d) Montgomery.

2. In Chapter 12, what does Gertie do when Aunt Rae tells her to "Give 'em hell, baby" (98)?
(a) Moans.
(b) Sighs.
(c) Cries.
(d) Yells.

3. In Chapter 8, who is chosen to take a note to the office instead of Gertie?
(a) Roy.
(b) Jean.
(c) Mary Sue.
(d) Junior.

4. In Chapter 10, how much does Mrs. Parks say that it costs to get a haircut like Junior's?
(a) $16.
(b) $12.
(c) $17.
(d) $15.

5. In Chapter 2, what type of pencils does Junior say that he has?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Graphite.
(c) Red.
(d) Number twos.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what does Gertie's father do for a living?

2. In Chapter 8, why do students like taking notes to the office?

3. In Chapter 4, what class is Audrey in?

4. In Chapter 9, how long does Gertie's father spend on the oil rig when he is working?

5. In Chapter 6, what is Audrey doing when Gertie gets home from school?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, who is Mary Sue Spivey and what is she doing in Alabama?

2. In Chapter 10, what is different about Junior's hair?

3. In Chapter 5, what plan do Jean and Gertie consider to stop Mary Sue from being the most popular girl in school, and why do they not carry it out?

4. In Chapter 6, how is Gertie working at the end of the chapter?

5. In Chapter 1, what does Gertie do with a frog she finds in a culvert?

6. In Chapter 6, what does Gertie decide to do to beat Mary Sue?

7. In Chapter 2, what does Gertie look like?

8. In Chapter 7, where do Jean and Gertie go to church, and what do they do when they meet there?

9. In Chapter 2, what is revealed about Gertie's mother?

10. In Chapter 12, why does Jean get angry with Gertie?

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