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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which room does Gilly decide to use?
(a) A small room that used to be a nursery.
(b) Her grandmother's sewing room.
(c) Her grandmother's room.
(d) Courtney's older brother's room.

2. What does Mrs. Trotter say when she falls on top of Gilly?
(a) She doesn't say anything; she just falls asleep.
(b) That she thinks there's a big lunp on the floor.
(c) She asks Gilly's grandmother if she knows where Gilly is.
(d) That she squished Gilly juicy.

3. In Chapter 11, what does Gilly do that she rarely comes close to doing in her life?
(a) Threatens to run away.
(b) Crying.
(c) Begging.
(d) Goes to bed without dinner.

4. In Chapter 11, who finally gets through to Gilly when she is so upset?
(a) Mrs. Trotter.
(b) Miss Ellis.
(c) Mr. Randolph.
(d) William Ernest.

5. What does Gilly tell William Ernest in her letter to him?
(a) That she is bored.
(b) That she's been busy with school.
(c) That she has been busy with taking care of her horses.
(d) That she misses him.

6. Why does Gilly pull her mother's picture out from under her T-shirts?
(a) She wants to give it to her grandmother.
(b) She feel she doesn't have to hide the picture in a drawer any longer.
(c) She wants to see her mother's smiling face.
(d) She wants to sleep with it.

7. How does Gilly react when William Ernest interrupts her visit with her grandmother to tell her he wet himself?
(a) She gets angry with him.
(b) She tells him big boys don't wet the bed.
(c) She is understanding and reassures him it is okay.
(d) She tells him to go back to bed; she'd see to him later.

8. What does William Ernest ask when he writes back to Gilly?
(a) If she wants to come to visit.
(b) If Mrs. Trotter, Mrs. Randolph, and he can come for a visit.
(c) If she won the race Gilly told him her horses were going to enter.
(d) If he can come for a visit.

9. In Chapter 12, what does Gilly promise William Ernest she would do?
(a) Have him come to her new home for summer vacation.
(b) Come visit him.
(c) Write to him.
(d) She doesn't promise anything.

10. What are Sunday mornings to Gilly?
(a) Torture.
(b) Tiresome.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Funny.

11. In Chapter 11, what does Gilly say to Agnes that even surprises herself?
(a) Gilly refers to Mrs. Trotter, William Ernest, and Mr. Randolph as her family.
(b) She admits she enjoyed her Thanksgiving holiday.
(c) She says it is great to be needed.
(d) She tells Agnes she visited her grandmother over Thanksgiving.

12. When is Gilly to leave Mrs.Trotter's home?
(a) In two weeks.
(b) Right away.
(c) The next day.
(d) The next week.

13. How long is the ride to Gilly's new home?
(a) It is a six-hour drive.
(b) It is two-hour drive.
(c) It takes just over an hour to drive there.
(d) It takes only a half hour to get there.

14. What brings tears to Mrs. Trotter's eyes?
(a) When Gilly tells her William Ernest needs to learn to take care of himself.
(b) When William Ernest trips while running.
(c) When William Ernest picks her pocket the way Gilly has taught him.
(d) When William Ernest cries because he wants to play hop-scotch.

15. What does Gilly find when she joins her grandmother for lunch?
(a) They are going out to eat.
(b) The dining room table is set formally.
(c) They are going to eat in the kitchen.
(d) They are having a picnic outside.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what is for dinner?

2. How does Gilly make extra money between Sunday school and church?

3. What does Gilly tell William Ernest about school in her December 16 letter?

4. What does William Ernest say when he realizes Gilly has her suitcase as she is going out the door?

5. What does Miss Harris tell Gilly when she writes to her?

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