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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 17, what type of earrings is Mrs. Stebbins wearing?

2. In Chapter 18, what part is Ella going to try out for?

3. In Chapter 22, what grade is a boy in who asks Gertie for her autograph?

4. In Chapter 14, how many questions does Audrey ask while she and Gertie wait for Junior?

5. In Chapter 20, what expression is on Rachel Collins's face when she answers the door and sees Gertie?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 20, how does Gertie get Audrey not to tell that she is going to Rachel Collins's house?

2. In Chapter 18, why does Aunt Rae do laundry instead of eating dinner?

3. In Chapter 16, what does Gertie do while she waits for her father to come home?

4. In Chapter 13, what does Aunt Rae say when Gertie tells her about what is happening at school?

5. In Chapter 19, what does Mary Sue bring to the play audition and how is her audition?

6. In Chapter 16, what is Gertie thinking when her father leaves for work?

7. In Chapter 20, what happens when Gertie gets to Rachel Collins's house?

8. In Chapter 22, what does Junior tell Gertie that he did after Aunt Rae called his mother saying that Gertie was missing?

9. In Chapter 14, what does Mrs. Spivey say about staying in Alabama?

10. In Chapter 18, what are the art-music-drama classes and classroom like?

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

The novel is illustrated. How do the illustrations enhance the text? What visual clues do they provide about characters and events that are not provided through the text?

Essay Topic 3

How does Gertie feel about her father’s job before Career Day? Why do her feelings about his job change? Why does she try to change her father and his job?

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