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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 "Jackson, Virginia".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Agnes signals Gilly that Mrs. Trotter and Mr. Randolph are home?
(a) Gilly and William Ernest don't run fast enough and get caught.
(b) Gilly quickly put everything back in place and then drags William Ernest out the back door.
(c) Gilly and William Ernest hide in the closet.
(d) Gilly takes William Ernest to the front door to greet them.

2. Who is Gilly Hopkins?
(a) A teacher in the Thompson Park Elementary School.
(b) A juvenile wanted for running away from her first foster home.
(c) Galadriel Hopkins' nickname.
(d) A neighbor to the main character.

3. Who is Agnes Stokes?
(a) A girl who lives next to Mrs. Trotter.
(b) A girl from Gilly's class in school.
(c) A girl from school from another sixth grade class.
(d) A fifth grade girl.

4. What does the man at the ticket booth do after Gilly gives him the money for her ticket?
(a) He calls the police.
(b) He steals her money.
(c) He calls child services.
(d) He gives her the ticket.

5. What warning does Mrs. Trotter receive about being a foster mother?
(a) That a foster mother shouldn't feel anything for her foster children.
(b) Never treat a foster child like your own child because they aren't.
(c) Not to let foster children grow so close that you can't bear to lose them.
(d) That a foster mother is just a glorified baby-sitter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Gilly want to be in her mother's old bedroom?

2. How negatively does Miss Harris react in class to the prank?

3. Just as Mr. Randolph starts feeling a little better, what happens?

4. What does William Ernest say when he lets go of the plane so it could fly?

5. What does Mrs. Trotter do to soothe Gilly back to sleep in Chapter 12?

(see the answer key)

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