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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 18, what part is Junior going to try out for in the play?

2. In Chapter 22, what part is Mary Sue given?

3. In Chapter 16, how many hours a week is the job that Gertie wants her father to take?

4. In Chapter 18, what does Aunt Rae do instead of eating dinner?

5. In Chapter 15, what are most fifth graders doing when Gertie and Junior arrive at school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 15, what F word does Gertie say, and what does she feel after saying it?

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

5. In Chapter 13, what are kids saying about Mary Sue's party?

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 21, what does Rachel Collins say and do when she sees Gertie?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gertie learns some important lessons in the novel. What lessons does Gertie learn in the novel? How do those lessons help her grow and mature?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What are some instances when Gertie is impulsive and does not think before she acts? What does she learn from her impulsive behavior?

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