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1. In Chapter 1, what does Gertie do with a frog she finds in a culvert?

Gertie finds a frog that is half dead in a culvert. She takes it home and puts it on the kitchen counter. Then she grabs a turkey baster, and she resuscitated it.

2. In Chapter 1, what is said about Gertie being tenacious?

Gertie always has at least one mission in the works, and she always completes her missions. She may not be the fastest, smartest, or tallest, but she never gives up.

3. In Chapter 2, what does Gertie look like?

Gertie has brown hair that she wears in a ponytail. She has a rather large nose and a pointy chin. She has freckles on her face, and she has elbows halfway down her arms.

4. In Chapter 2, what is revealed about Gertie's mother?

When Gertie was just a baby, her mother had gone off to live on her own in a house on Jones Street. The only things she had left behind were a locket, Gertie's father, and Gertie. Gertie's father said that Rachel Collins had left because she was not happy and had to find out what would make her happy.

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