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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 7, how many minutes does Gertie have before church starts?

2. In Chapter 2, what real estate company is selling Gertie's mother's house?

3. In Chapter 10, what does Junior call his new hair style?

4. In Chapter 3, what color shoes is Ms. Simms wearing?

5. In Chapter 2, what color is Gertie's hair?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel is told from a third-person limited point of view. How does the author’s choice to use the third-person limited point of view affect the story and what readers know about characters and events?

Essay Topic 2

Why is Gertie surprised to learn that even teachers mess up? What lesson does Gertie learn about messing up from her teacher?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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