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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 "William Ernest and Other Mean Flowers".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before Gilly drops off to sleep her first night with Mrs. Trotter, what does she decide to do?
(a) To play a bunch of tricks on Mrs. Trotter.
(b) To mess with William Ernest's head.
(c) To make the best of her new surroundings.
(d) To find her mother, write to her, and tell her to come get her.

2. What is disturbing Gilly most about the meal?
(a) She is eating it with a "colored" person.
(b) She isn't given enough to eat.
(c) The food is terrible.
(d) She isn't allowed dessert.

3. What does Gilly find when she pulls an encyclopedia from Mr. Randolph's bookshelf?
(a) Two five-dollar bills.
(b) A lot of dust.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Two twenty-dollar bills.

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

5. Who is Mr. Evans?
(a) Gilly's new teacher.
(b) Another of Mrs. Trotter's neighbors.
(c) The principal of Gilly's new school.
(d) A friend who drives them to Gilly's new school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gilly do when the principal offers to help her?

2. What happens when Maime asks Gilly to help make salad for dinner?

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

4. Who else does Gilly decide to enlist to help her find more money at Mr. Randolph's house?

5. What kind of book does Mrs. Trotter say Mr. Randolph likes?

(see the answer key)

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