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

2. In the beginning of Chapter 7, what opportunity pleases Gilly?
(a) There is a movie in town that she has always wanted to see.
(b) She is chosen to play the witch in the Wizard of Oz for their school play.
(c) Mrs. Trotter asks Gilly to watch William Ernest while she takes Mr. Randolph shopping.
(d) She is finally leaving Mrs. Trotter's and moving in with her mother.

3. What does Gilly do when Agnes begins to gossip about the other students?
(a) Gilly laughs and tells her they should get some good gossip on more students.
(b) Gilly writes everything down to keep in case she can later use the information to hold over someone.
(c) Gilly reminds Agnes she (Gilly) has been abandoned by her parents when they left her with her grandmother.
(d) Gilly warns Agnes to never talk about her that way.

4. What is written on the note Agnes gives to Gilly when they walk home from school together?
(a) Agnes wants to tell Gilly a secret.
(b) Agnes wants to be penpals with Gilly.
(c) Agnes wants to invite Gilly to a party.
(d) Agnes wants to know when she could talk.

5. What does Gilly perceive to be her first job with William Ernest?
(a) To tell him to stay out of her way.
(b) To improve his taste in TV.
(c) To teach him how to fight.
(d) To show him who is the boss.