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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 are most fifth graders doing when Gertie and Junior arrive at school?
2. In Chapter 15, who does the bus driver bring to Ms. Simms class?
3. In Chapter 16, what color pickup does Gertie's father drive?
4. In Chapter 17, how many extra minutes a day does Gertie have to study?
5. In Chapter 14, what color jacket is Audrey wearing?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 18, what are the art-music-drama classes and classroom like?
2. In Chapter 15, what does Ms. Simms say about the club?
3. In Chapter 15, what F word does Gertie say, and what does she feel after saying it?
4. In Chapter 16, what surprise does Gertie have for her father, and how does he react?
5. In Chapter 22, what happens when Gertie is sent to the office with a note?
6. In Chapter 21, what does Rachel Collins say and do when she sees Gertie?
7. In Chapter 16, what is Gertie thinking when her father leaves for work?
8. In Chapter 14, what does Gertie say to Audrey?
9. In Chapter 20, what happens when Gertie gets to Rachel Collins's house?
10. In Chapter 17, what is the play that Mrs. Stebbins wants everyone to audition for?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many of the conflicts in the novel are between Gertie and another character. What are some conflicts that Gertie has with other characters? Are these conflicts caused by Gertie or someone else? Are the conflicts mostly external or internal? What types of conflicts are there in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Mary Sue does not want to accept Gertie’s help at the end of the novel. Why does Mary Sue not want Gertie’s help? Why is it difficult for Mary Sue to accept that Gertie cares about her?
Essay Topic 3
Gertie is a girl who never gives up. What happens when Gertie has a mission that does not go the way she plans? Does she give up when her mission fails at the end of the novel? In what way is Gertie tenacious?
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