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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 13, what does Aunt Rae give Gertie to drink when she comes home from school?

2. In Chapter 16, what household chore does Aunt Rae tell Frank needs doing?

3. In Chapter 18, where does Junior accidentally hit Roy when Roy scares him?

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

5. In Chapter 14, what color jacket is Audrey wearing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 16, what surprise does Gertie have for her father, and how does he react?

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 15, what do Gertie and Junior see when the bus gets to the school?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Gertie is a girl who never gives up. What happens when Gertie has a mission that does not go the way she plans? Does she give up when her mission fails at the end of the novel? In what way is Gertie tenacious?

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