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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 "The Going".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 want to play with her.
(c) That she doesn't like grubby little redheaded girls.
(d) That she lives with a terrible ogre that eats up little redheaded girls with one gulp.

2. 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 bus to California to see her mother.
(d) Catch a train to California to see her mother.

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

4. In Chapter 12, what is for dinner?
(a) Mashed potatoes, green beans.
(b) All the answers are correct.
(c) Cherry pie.
(d) Crispy fried chicken.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Randolph tell Gilly about the countryside where she is going to live?

2. What upsets Gilly when she starts reading a poem?

3. What does the man at the ticket booth do after Gilly gives him the money for her ticket?

4. What does Gilly find when she pulls an encyclopedia from Mr. Randolph's bookshelf?

5. Who is Miss Minnie Applegate?

(see the answer key)

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