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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 "Dust and Desperation".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After dinner, what does Mrs.Trotter suggest Gilly do for Mr. Randolph?
(a) Play checkers.
(b) Tell him a story.
(c) Walk him home.
(d) Read something for him.

2. At the close of Chapter 3, what is Gilly's plan at the close?
(a) She plans to set off the fire alarm and call in a bomb threat.
(b) She plans to play tricks on the teachers and principal.
(c) She plans to start a riot among the students.
(d) She plans to have the school in an uproar within a week.

3. What gives Gilly an idea for a prank to play on Miss Harris?
(a) A TV show about starting a false rumor about someone.
(b) A politician gets fired for telling a racist joke.
(c) A TV sitcom where there is a pretend a secret admirer.
(d) A moment of inspiration when she sees a dead rat.

4. What does Miss Harris admit after class?
(a) She tells the principal she isn't pregnant.
(b) She doesn't say anything. She just sits sniffing her flowers, wearing her funny smile.
(c) She phones for an exterminator during lunch.
(d) She tells Gilly that they have a lot in common.

5. In Chapter 5, what does Gilly decide to do with Agnes Stokes?
(a) Gilly decides to hide from Agnes so she leave Gilly alone.
(b) Gilly decides to beat her up if she follows her one more time.
(c) Gilly decides she may be able to use Agnes one day.
(d) Gilly decides to play a trick on Agnes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shocks Gilly when she first met Miss Harris?

2. Where does Gilly place her bubble gum when asked to remove it from her mouth?

3. When Mrs. Trotter comes to check on Gilly at Mr. Randolph's house, what does the girl tell her she had found?

4. Who is Mr. Evans?

5. What does Gilly do when Agnes begins to gossip about the other students?

(see the answer key)

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