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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. Mrs. Cooper tells Woodrow that Belle once called her a/an _________________-.
2. What name does the person in #91 call Gypsy?
3. What does Buzz want Woodrow to talk about in the classroom?
4. What question does Woodrow overhear Gypsy asking Grandpa Ball about Belle?
5. Gypsy gets flustered in school and says that her real father ____________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how Amos and Love have been good to Blind Benny.
2. Who built the tree house for Gypsy and what significance does it have in her life regarding her memories of her father?
3. What do Gypsy's hair and her mirror symbolize for her?
4. Explain what Benny means when he says he used to be a sin eater.
5. Why is Woodrow looking through the personal ads in the newspaper while sitting in the tree house?
6. Explain how Porter's love for Gypsy comes through related to her severely cutting her hair.
7. Explain how Woodrow will soon have a chance to show his outer beauty just as Gypsy is getting the chance to exhibit her internal beauty.
8. Describe Woodrow's behavior at the wienie roast and how it reinforces his character.
9. Describe the argument Woodrow and Gypsy have about pretty people getting away with more.
10. How does Gypsy's conversation with Grandpa Ball about beauty give Gypsy a different perspective on which of her parents was more obsessed with it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the lives of Gypsy and Woodrow. How are their circumstances similar? In what ways are their lives different? What draws them together to make them friends? What could have threatened to kill a friendship even before it began?
Essay Topic 2
The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of beauty. Identify at least two instances about beauty in the book, and then cite examples to support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
The author used more than one iteration on the theme of abandonment. Identify at least two examples about abandonment in the book and then explain why the examples support the theme.
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