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Gentlehands- Ms. Hickman's Test Review
Gentlehands- Ms. Hickman's Test Review
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Review of the entire novel Gentlehands by M.E. Kerr
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Answers
1
Which character carved pipes as he sent prisoners to their deaths?
Grandpa Trenker
Werner Renner
Ogden Pennington
Kick Richards
2
True or False? Buddy's father never forbids him from seeing Skye again.
False
True
3
Nick De Lucca is invited to the Penningtons' because he...
is a business associate of Mr. Pennington
serves as a token writer
a family friend
4
Skye tells Mr. Trenker she likes him because he...
doesn't judge young people
is subtle
is interested in animals as she is
5
This character was raised solely by her mother.
Skye Pennington
Mrs. Schneider
Ingeborg Boyle
Carlita Fornez
6
Buddy's mother feels her father is...
wealthy but unhappy
snobbish
regretful
7
True or False? Buddy's grandmother fled Germany in order to avoid persecution.
False
True
8
Which character dies in a house fire in Cuba?
Mrs. Schneider
Skye Pennington
Ingeborg Boyle
Carlita Fornez
9
Which character throws rocks at Mrs. Schneider's house?
Skye
Buddy
Ollie
Streaker
10
Buddy's grandfather tells him that...
a woman you love is always older than you
there is a great chance that he will be hurt by seeing Skye
Skye is too old for Buddy
11
Buddy lies to his parents about working at the Sweet Mouth while he went swimming at Skye's.
False
True
12
Buddy tells his mother that he...
no longer feels like a member of the family
is ashamed of his father
wants to learn about how members of the upper class live
13
According to Buddy, he is "borrowing glory" when he...
lets his grandfather impress Skye
improves his social status by dating Skye
quotes lines from an opera
14
True or False? Buddy and Skye do not plan to see one another the following summer.
True
False
15
This character gives Buddy a cashmere sweater.
Mrs. Pennington
Skye Pennington
Ollie Kidd
Ingeborg Boyle
16
True or False? Frank Trenker's ex-wife committed suicide because of their divorce.
True
False
17
This character wants to learn about Renaissance art.
Buddy Boyle
Nick De Lucca
Ogden Pennington
Ollie Kidd
18
When Grandpa Trenker tells Buddy, "Be on the stage not in the audience", he means...
take part in life; don't just be a watcher
life is like a play; don't take it too seriously
to be successful, learn to play many different roles in life
19
Frank Trenker says that he had worked as a...
veterinarian
wrtier
rare stamp collector
20
Skye's Uncle Louie is outraged when...
Jews are allowed in the Hadefield Club.
he discovers that Skye is dating Buddy
Skye's friends insult Buddy
21
This character is a Nazi hunter
Bill Boyle
Buddy Boyle
Nick De Lucca
Kick Richards
22
True or False? Og Pennington threatens Buddy and tells him not to see Skye again.
False
True
23
True or False? Mrs. Pennington employs the services of a spiritualist.
False
True
24
Skye's mother is impressed when Buddy...
says he believes in astrological signs
tells her how to win at Monopoly
compliments her three dogs
25
True or False? After the newspaper accuses Trenker of being a Nazi, someone kills his dog.
True
False
26
True or False? Skye is reluctant to go out with Buddy because he is a townie.
False
True
27
Buddy is embarrassed when Skye's friends...
realize he is a townie
ask what his father does for a living
make fun of his sweater
28
True or False? Frank Trenker says he left East Germany because he was fleeing communism.
True
False
29
True or False? A tip from Buddy enables the Immigration Service to find Trenker.
False
True
30
True or False? Mrs. Townsend divorces Kick because of his addiction to marijuana.
False
True
31
Skye's "trademark" is ...
her Jensen convertible
her long, black hair
wearing single-color outfits
32
True or False? Kick Richards will not allow anyone to smoke marijuana at his restaurant.
True
False
33
Frank Trenker resents Werner Renner because Renner...
is never prosecuted
can't look after his own problems
enjoyed his role in the war
34
Mr. and Mrs. Boyle object to Skye Pennington because she...
is too old for Buddy
is part of a crowd of teenagers who drink
is out of Buddy's social class
35
Buddy is sometimes resentful of his brother because Buddy...
is expected to help raise his younger brother
wanted a little sister instead
thinks his parents treat his brother more fairly than him
36
At the Future Party, Buddy wears...
a question mark
angel's wings
a football uniform
37
True or False? Frank Trenker suggests that Buddy start calling himself by his middle name.
True
False
38
Before taking Skye to meet his grandfather, Buddy has...
not seen him for two weeks
seen him only twice before
met him only once
39
True or False? After Trenker rescues a raccoon from the trap, he says traps are inhumane.
False
True
40
Which character is Buddy's best friend?
Kick
Ollie
Skye
Ogden
41
This character believes birds are prisoners of their territory.
Frank Trenker
Werner Renner
Ollie Kidd
Kick Richards
42
Which character is Buddy's friend and self-conscious about his freckles and buckteeth?
Skye
Ogden
Kick
Ollie
43
Mr. Boyle hits Buddy because he...
swears at Streaker
insults their family
lies about having to work late that afternoon
44
The Pennington family claims not to know why Mr. De Lucca was in Seaville for the summer.
True
False
