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 17, how many of the answers does Gertie get right on a math test?

2. In Chapter 15, how many other students are in class besides Gertie?

3. In Chapter 19, why does Gertie almost not notice that the bus is on Jones Street?

4. In Chapter 14, what is the name of Mary Sue's cat?

5. In Chapter 16, what job does Gertie want her father to take?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 21, what memory does Gertie take with her from her time at Rachel Collins's house?

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

4. In Chapter 14, what does Gertie say to Audrey?

5. In Chapter 20, what happens when Gertie gets to Rachel Collins's house?

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

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

8. In Chapter 14, what does Mrs. Spivey say about staying in Alabama?

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

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

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

Mary Sue assumes that Gertie does not like her. How does Mary Sue come to that conclusion? How does that conclusion affect the relationship that Gertie and Mary Sue have in the novel?

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 892 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample