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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. What is notable about the five guests?

2. What are Grandpa Ball and Gypsy fixing at the beginning of Chapter 13?

3. What does Gypsy tell Woodrow they will do when she is better?

4. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that Gypsy has just as Belle did?

5. Who goes with Gypsy to get her hair cut into a pixie style?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

2. How does Gypsy's reaction to the trick he played on Mrs. Cooper different from how the adults react to it?

3. Describe the argument Woodrow and Gypsy have about pretty people getting away with more.

4. Describe Woodrow's behavior at the wienie roast and how it reinforces his character.

5. What is Grandpa Ball's opinion of why Belle moved into the mountains as a young woman and what impact that had on her relationships with people in the outside world?

6. Describe Woodrow's use of mind control over Mrs. Cooper at the Summer Social Garden Party hosted by the Balls.

7. How does Gypsy's behavior change when she has thoughts and memories of her father?

8. What does Gypsy do at home after her memory of finding her father after he had committed suicide?

9. What explanation does Woodrow give for what has happened to Belle?

10. Why is Woodrow looking through the personal ads in the newspaper while sitting in the tree house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several events of foreshadowing in "Belle Prater's Boy". Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the significance of the book's title. What does the author mean by calling it simply "Belle Prater's Boy" What is she trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each.

Essay Topic 3

What is the greatest lesson Gypsy learns from Porter? Is it true that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Gypsy always recall about Porter and how he was able to reach out to her that summer?

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