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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 20, what does Audrey have in her mouth when Gertie sneaks out of the house?
2. In Chapter 16, what household chore does Aunt Rae tell Frank needs doing?
3. In Chapter 16, what is the third thing that Gertie draws on a window?
4. In Chapter 21, how long is it until the play that Gertie is performing in?
5. In Chapter 14, how many people can sit at the dining room table in Mary Sue's house?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 21, what does Rachel Collins say and do when she sees Gertie?
2. In Chapter 16, what is Gertie thinking when her father leaves for work?
3. In Chapter 19, what does Mary Sue bring to the play audition and how is her audition?
4. In Chapter 13, what does Aunt Rae say when Gertie tells her about what is happening at school?
5. In Chapter 22, what does Junior tell Gertie that he did after Aunt Rae called his mother saying that Gertie was missing?
6. In Chapter 15, what do Gertie and Junior see when the bus gets to the school?
7. In Chapter 13, what are kids saying about Mary Sue's party?
8. In Chapter 16, what does Gertie do while she waits for her father to come home?
9. In Chapter 21, what memory does Gertie take with her from her time at Rachel Collins's house?
10. In Chapter 14, what are Gertie, Audrey, and Junior doing and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Each chapter has a title that reveals a bit about what will happen in the chapter. How much do chapter titles reveal about the action to come in a chapter? Do the chapter titles spoil the suspense in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
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?
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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