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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 19, what does Mary Sue bring to the audition for the play?
2. What does Gertie hear when she walks off the bus in Chapter 15?
3. In Chapter 22, what color hair ribbon does Gertie wear during play practice?
4. In Chapter 16, what day is it in Chapter 16?
5. In Chapter 15, how many other students are in class besides Gertie?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 16, what surprise does Gertie have for her father, and how does he react?
2. In Chapter 21, what memory does Gertie take with her from her time at Rachel Collins's house?
3. In Chapter 16, what does Gertie do while she waits for her father to come home?
4. In Chapter 14, what does Mrs. Spivey say about staying in Alabama?
5. In Chapter 16, what is Gertie thinking when her father leaves for work?
6. In Chapter 22, what does Junior tell Gertie that he did after Aunt Rae called his mother saying that Gertie was missing?
7. In Chapter 14, what does Gertie say to Audrey?
8. In Chapter 22, what happens when Gertie is sent to the office with a note?
9. In Chapter 19, what does Mary Sue bring to the play audition and how is her audition?
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
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
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 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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