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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In class, Woodrow tells a story about a man named Floyd Collins who ________________________-.
(a) did amazing magic tricks.
(b) lived his life in a tree house.
(c) got stuck in a crevice in a cave and died.
(d) was a tightrope walker.

2. To what does Woodrow compare the voices he hears in the air behind the shack at his house?
(a) Like death shrieks.
(b) Like someone speaking through a fan.
(c) Like loving whispers.
(d) Like someone who is in pain.

3. Which of the following is NOT a source of trauma for Gypsy?
(a) Nightmares.
(b) Her father.
(c) School.
(d) Windows.

4. What is notable about Woodrow's appearance?
(a) He is very cross-eyed.
(b) He has bright red hair.
(c) He has a limp.
(d) He is missing his left thumb.

5. What is Gypsy's dog's name?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Dawg.
(d) Ruff.

6. Which of the following did the woman in #37 NOT do when Amos fell in love with Love?
(a) Slit her wrists.
(b) Stayed in her room.
(c) Lost weight.
(d) Cried.

7. From whom does Gypsy take piano lessons?
(a) Grandma.
(b) Belle.
(c) Mrs. Gerard.
(d) Miss Kerry.

8. What would Love do if given the chance to live the events with Amos all over again?
(a) Moved to another town.
(b) Turned him away.
(c) Be kinder to Belle.
(d) Gone away to college.

9. What is the last name of Woodrow's maternal grandparents?
(a) Bierly.
(b) Bell.
(c) Bilson.
(d) Ball.

10. Who is Belle's son?
(a) Woodrow.
(b) Paul.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Randall.

11. Gypsy hates the amount of time she has to spend _____________________ every day.
(a) washing dishes.
(b) on her hair.
(c) brushing her horse.
(d) studying.

12. For what reason is Gypsy's mother, Love, well known in the town?
(a) She was the town beauty.
(b) She spent a short time in Europe.
(c) She went to college.
(d) She once killed a man.

13. Gypsy tells Woodrow that he should be a/an ___________________.
(a) poet.
(b) actor.
(c) teacher.
(d) policeman.

14. What is the name of the town's barbershop?
(a) Ben's Barbershop.
(b) Aker's Barbershop.
(c) Best Barbershop.
(d) Coal Station Barbershop.

15. How is Gypsy related to Belle Prater?
(a) She is Gypsy's aunt.
(b) She is Gypsy's grandmother.
(c) She is Gypsy's sister.
(d) She is Gypsy's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Belle announce when she finally came out of her room dressed to kill?

2. What does Gypsy notice as the person in #74 drives away?

3. Woodrow claims that he sometimes hears Belle's voice __________________.

4. What does Woodrow say that his mother most likely wanted most in her life?

5. Why did Woodrow move in with his grandparents?

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