1. What upsets Gilly when she starts reading a poem?
(a) She doesn't know the words and thinks they are trying to make her look stupid.
(b) The poems are all about doom and she doesn't like them.
(c) It is written in old English, and she thinks they are trying to make a fool of her.
(d) It is written in another language and she thinks they are playing a joke on her.

2. In Chapter 4, which book does Gilly read to Mr. Randolph after dinner?
(a) The Oxford Book of Modern Poetry.
(b) The Oxford Book of English Verse.
(c) Immortal Love Poems.
(d) Poetry at Its Best.

3. What happens while Gilly is in her room looking at the mail?
(a) William Ernest knocks on her door.
(b) She gets a phone call that interrupts her reading.
(c) Mr. Randolph knocks on the door and Mrs. Trotter calls Gilly to answer it.
(d) Mrs. Trotter comes to check if she is okay.

4. What does Gilly tell Agnes when she asks to come in the house with Gilly?
(a) That she can't play with evil little dwarfs.
(b) That she doesn't like grubby little redheaded girls.
(c) That she lives with a terrible ogre that eats up little redheaded girls with one gulp.
(d) That she doesn't want to play with her.

5. In Chapter 8, what does Gilly plan to do that Sunday after Mrs. Trotter settles town in front of the TV?
(a) Catch a bus to Florida to see Disney World.
(b) Catch a plane to go see her mother.
(c) Catch a train to California to see her mother.
(d) Catch a bus to California to see her mother.