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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. In Chapter 11, what type of club does Mary Sue start?

2. In Chapter 9, what phase is Gertie on in her quest to make her mother realize that she is important?

3. In Chapter 9, where does Gertie remember once seeing her mother?

4. In Chapter 1, what does Gertie use on a creature she finds and takes home?

5. Where does Gertie go to school in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 8, why do students like taking things to the office for their teachers?

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

4. What does Gertie remember in Chapter 9 about seeing her mother at the grocery store?

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

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

7. In Chapter 9, how does Gertie describe her father's job?

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

9. In Chapter 5, how does Gertie describe her father?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Each chapter has a title that reveals a bit about what will happen in the chapter. How much do chapter titles reveal about the action to come in a chapter? Do the chapter titles spoil the suspense in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Mary Sue does not want to accept Gertie’s help at the end of the novel. Why does Mary Sue not want Gertie’s help? Why is it difficult for Mary Sue to accept that Gertie cares about her?

Essay Topic 3

Why is the novel considered realistic fiction and not historical fiction?

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