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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. In Chapter 9, where does Gertie remember once seeing her mother?

2. In Chapter 4, how does Gertie wear her hair?

3. In Chapter 8, what does Gertie remember Jean and Junior helping her do at the bait and tackle store?

4. In Chapter 3, where does Junior say he spent the summer?

5. In Chapter 11, what does Gertie get on a test she takes in November?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 8, what are some examples of missions that Gertie did not give up on?

3. In Chapter 3, what happens when Gertie sits in the front row of her class at school?

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

5. In Chapter 4, who is Audrey, and what is she doing when Gertie comes home from school?

6. In Chapter 8, why do students like taking things to the office for their teachers?

7. In Chapter 6, what does Gertie decide to do to beat Mary Sue?

8. In Chapter 5, how does Gertie describe her father?

9. In Chapter 10, what is Mary Sue starting and what does she say to Gertie about her project?

10. In Chapter 10, what is different about Junior's hair?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the novel, Mary Sue reveals information about the relationship she has with her father. What type of relationship does Mary Sue have with her father? How does knowing the type of relationship that Mary Sue has with her father reveal Mary Sue’s motives for attacking Gertie’s father’s job?

Essay Topic 2

Gertie wants to be the best student in her class. What is Gertie’s goal for being the best student? What does her goal reveal about Gertie, and how does it damage her relationship with Jean?

Essay Topic 3

Junior is a nervous boy, who worries a lot. What is Junior like at the beginning of the novel? How does he learn to deal with his insecurities? What does the incident at Rachel’s house reveal about him and the way he grows in the novel?

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