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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 do Gertie and Jean decide they cannot do to Mary Sue because they do not have the money?

2. In Chapter 10, what is the bus driver chewing on when Gertie gets on the bus?

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

4. In Chapter 6, what is Gertie's father doing when she gets home from school?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 4, how does Aunt Rae react whenever anyone mentions Rachel Collins?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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