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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 3, where does Junior say he spent the summer?
(a) The beach.
(b) His backyard.
(c) His grandmother's.
(d) His mother's salon.

2. In Chapter 5, what does Gertie's father do for a living?
(a) Is a college professor.
(b) Works on an oil rig.
(c) Drives a semi-truck.
(d) Is a lawyer.

3. In Chapter 9, on what type of tree do the leaves turn yellow?
(a) Maple.
(b) Redbud.
(c) Poplar.
(d) Larch.

4. In Chapter 3, how old is movie star Jessica Walsh?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

5. In Chapter 8, how much does Mary Sue read aloud from the reading book?
(a) 2 pages.
(b) 1 page.
(c) 4 paragraphs.
(d) 3 paragraphs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what color hair does Mary Sue have?

2. In Chapter 3, what color fingernail polish is the girl wearing who says that Gertie is in her seat?

3. In Chapter 5, what color notebook does Gertie use for her plans?

4. In Chapter 10, what is the bus driver chewing on when Gertie gets on the bus?

5. In Chapter 11, what is the first thing that Mary Sue does when she sees that Gertie has ripped her poster?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 10, what is Mary Sue starting and what does she say to Gertie about her project?

3. In Chapter 3, what happens when Gertie sits in the front row of her class at school?

4. In Chapter 4, who is Audrey, and what is she doing when Gertie comes home from school?

5. What problems does Gertie start having in Chapter 12?

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

7. In Chapter 10, what does Mary Sue do when Gertie tears up one of her posters?

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

9. In Chapter 8, what are some examples of missions that Gertie did not give up on?

10. In Chapter 10, what does Gertie do after Mrs. Spivey explains her job?

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