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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 8, what did Gertie want the cafeteria to serve on her birthday?
2. In Chapter 10, what is Mrs. Spivey's job?
3. In Chapter 10, what does Mr. Zeller do for a living?
4. In Chapter 4, what is Aunt Rae doing when Gertie comes home from school?
5. In Chapter 8, why do students like taking notes to the office?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 8, what are some examples of missions that Gertie did not give up on?
2. In Chapter 10, what is Mary Sue starting and what does she say to Gertie about her project?
3. In Chapter 10, what does Gertie do after Mrs. Spivey explains her job?
4. In Chapter 10, what is different about Junior's hair?
5. In Chapter 8, why do students like taking things to the office for their teachers?
6. In Chapter 2, what does Gertie look like?
7. In Chapter 12, why does Jean get angry with Gertie?
8. In Chapter 6, what does Gertie decide to do to beat Mary Sue?
9. In Chapter 4, how does Aunt Rae react whenever anyone mentions Rachel Collins?
10. In Chapter 5, how does Gertie describe her father?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why is Gertie surprised to learn that even teachers mess up? What lesson does Gertie learn about messing up from her teacher?
Essay Topic 2
Junior is a nervous boy, who worries a lot. What is Junior like at the beginning of the novel? How does he learn to deal with his insecurities? What does the incident at Rachel’s house reveal about him and the way he grows in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Gertie thinks Mrs. Warner hates her because she does not get candy. How does Ms. Simms help Gertie realize that there may be reasons why Mrs. Warner did not give her candy? What are some other instances when appearances are deceiving? How does not seeing circumstances as they are cause characters to jump to wrong conclusions?
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