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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 rustles in the wind as Gertie walks away from home?

2. In Chapter 21, how long is it until the play that Gertie is performing in?

3. In Chapter 16, what homework is Gertie doing when her father leaves?

4. What does Gertie hear when she walks off the bus in Chapter 15?

5. In Chapter 14, where does Gertie find Junior?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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 22, what happens when Gertie is sent to the office with a note?

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

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

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

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

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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