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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 16, what job does Gertie want her father to take?

2. In Chapter 17, what color is Mrs. Stebbins hair?

3. What is Gertie doing at the beginning of Chapter 16?

4. In Chapter 14, what is the name of Mary Sue's cat?

5. In Chapter 22, what does Gertie take from the school office?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 17, what is the play that Mrs. Stebbins wants everyone to audition for?

3. In Chapter 19, how does Gertie audition for the part of Evangelina?

4. In Chapter 21, what memory does Gertie take with her from her time at Rachel Collins's house?

5. in Chapter 13, why does Gertie want Junior to go to Mary Sue's party?

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

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

8. In Chapter 14, what are Gertie, Audrey, and Junior doing and why?

9. In Chapter 15, what does Ms. Simms say about the club?

10. In Chapter 22, what happens when Gertie is sent to the office with a note?

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

In the novel, some characters are described in more details than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Many of the conflicts in the novel are between Gertie and another character. What are some conflicts that Gertie has with other characters? Are these conflicts caused by Gertie or someone else? Are the conflicts mostly external or internal? What types of conflicts are there in the novel?

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