View a FREE sample

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 21, how long is it until the play that Gertie is performing in?

3. In Chapter 18, what part is Ella going to try out for?

4. In Chapter 21, how long has Gertie been gone from her house?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 22, what does Junior tell Gertie that he did after Aunt Rae called his mother saying that Gertie was missing?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

At the end of the novel, Mary Sue reveals information about the relationship she has with her father. What type of relationship does Mary Sue have with her father? How does knowing the type of relationship that Mary Sue has with her father reveal Mary Sue’s motives for attacking Gertie’s father’s job?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 958 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample