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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 5, what does Gertie's father do for a living?

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, when does Junior suggest that Gertie do something big to get her mother's attention?

4. In Chapter 1, where does Gertie find a creature that she takes home?

5. In Chapter 11, what score does Mary Sue get on a test she takes in November?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. In Chapter 7, why does Gertie not sit with Jean during the church service?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gertie wants to be the best student in her class. What is Gertie’s goal for being the best student? What does her goal reveal about Gertie, and how does it damage her relationship with Jean?

Essay Topic 2

Gertie is a girl who never gives up. What happens when Gertie has a mission that does not go the way she plans? Does she give up when her mission fails at the end of the novel? In what way is Gertie tenacious?

Essay Topic 3

At the end of the novel, Mary Sue reveals information about the relationship she has with her father. What type of relationship does Mary Sue have with her father? How does knowing the type of relationship that Mary Sue has with her father reveal Mary Sue’s motives for attacking Gertie’s father’s job?

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