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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6, 7, 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the children could be described using the term prissy?
(a) Enoch
(b) Clytie
(c) Reuben
(d) Cassie

2. What does Gertie enjoy imagining?
(a) Henley still being alive
(b) Life after her children are grown
(c) Life for Clovis once he is in the Army
(d) Her life at Tipton Place

3. Who reassures Gertie that Clovis is okay?
(a) Clovis' mother
(b) Cassie
(c) The grocery store clerk
(d) The post office clerk

4. Why does Gertie direct the mule into the path of the car?
(a) To try to kill herself
(b) To make the car crash
(c) To make them stop to help
(d) She could not control the mule

5. Who does Gertie compare Henley to when describing him to Cassie?
(a) Clovis
(b) Jesus
(c) Gertie's father
(d) Gertie's mother

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Gertie's dream of living in Tipton Place by the end of chapter nine?

2. How much does Gertie offer to pay the officer for the ride?

3. How was Gertie's brother killed?

4. Why does Gertie read to her children from the Bible during chapter three?

5. Which of the following literary elements is not found in chapters six through nine?

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