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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 15, what does Gertie remember Jean doing with her and with her dad?

2. In Chapter 22, what does Gertie take from the school office?

3. In Chapter 17, what does Leo think should fall from the ceiling in the play?

4. In Chapter 18, what does Aunt Rae do instead of eating dinner?

5. In Chapter 14, where are Audrey's parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 17, why is it a good thing that no one likes Gertie anymore?

2. In Chapter 15, what do Gertie and Junior see when the bus gets to the school?

3. In Chapter 16, what surprise does Gertie have for her father, and how does he react?

4. in Chapter 13, why does Gertie want Junior to go to Mary Sue's party?

5. In Chapter 14, what are Gertie, Audrey, and Junior doing and why?

6. In Chapter 18, what are the art-music-drama classes and classroom like?

7. In Chapter 14, what does Gertie say to Audrey?

8. In Chapter 19, what does Mary Sue bring to the play audition and how is her audition?

9. In Chapter 20, how does Gertie get Audrey not to tell that she is going to Rachel Collins's house?

10. In Chapter 15, what does Ms. Simms say about the club?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mary Sue assumes that Gertie does not like her. How does Mary Sue come to that conclusion? How does that conclusion affect the relationship that Gertie and Mary Sue have in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

What are some instances when Gertie is impulsive and does not think before she acts? What does she learn from her impulsive behavior?

Essay Topic 3

Gertie learns some important lessons in the novel. What lessons does Gertie learn in the novel? How do those lessons help her grow and mature?

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