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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, where does Gertie remember selling Girl Scout cookies?

2. In Chapter 11, who is helping Mary Sue hang posters for her new club?

3. In Chapter 7, what page is Gertie on in her reading book?

4. In Chapter 10, what does Mr. Zeller do for a living?

5. In Chapter 6, what capital is Gertie trying to learn when she is interrupted by Audrey?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, what does Gertie decide to do to beat Mary Sue?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’s mother left when Gertie was a baby. What influence does Gertie’s mother’s absence have on her life? How is that absence a motivating factor in the novel for Gertie’s missions? How would you describe the relationship between Gertie and her mother?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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