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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What frightens Cassie while they are at Gertie's parent's house?
(a) Gertie's crying
(b) Gertie's father's accident
(c) Gertie's mother yelling
(d) Henley's presence

2. When does Gertie think Clovis will return home?
(a) The next day
(b) After the war
(c) In a few weeks
(d) Never

3. What happens to Gertie's dream of living in Tipton Place by the end of chapter nine?
(a) Realized and destroyed
(b) Destroyed only
(c) Unchanged
(d) Realized only

4. Where do Gertie and the children move?
(a) Back to their original home
(b) Town
(c) Tipton Place
(d) Detroit

5. At the beginning of chapter nine, what is Gertie doing as she reflects on how long it has been since Henley left and then was killed?
(a) Feeding the dogs
(b) Sipping her coffee
(c) Making the beds
(d) Churning butter

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following words best describes how Gertie feels after seeing the school?

2. What does Gertie carry on the way to school which Clytie finds embarrassing?

3. Where does Clytie think Clovis has gone?

4. What does Gertie hope to buy one day?

5. Which of the following characters is not a neighbor of Gertie's in Detroit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Clytie crying at the beginning of chapter three?

2. Why does Gertie decide to take Cassie with her to her parent's house?

3. What joke does Gertie make with Cassie as they pass by the Tipton family house?

4. What does the doctor immediately realize that Amos has?

5. When does Clovis tell Gertie she will have regular money?

6. While Gertie is digging for potatoes, what good news does she receive?

7. What is Joe's response when Gertie asks him how long it took him to like his new life?

8. Describe Gertie's neighbor Sophronie Meanwell.

9. What does Reuben hope to see in Gertie as she talks to her mother about her dreams?

10. What does Gertie think about the idea that Clovis would be working in one of the factories?

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