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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 "More Unpleasant Surprises".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Gilly's last foster mother?
(a) Mrs. Nevins.
(b) Mrs. Richmond.
(c) Mrs. Newman.
(d) Maime Trotter.

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

3. What shocks Gilly when she first met Miss Harris?
(a) The woman is too young to be a teacher.
(b) The woman is very tall.
(c) The woman is black.
(d) The woman has an angry look.

4. Whose photograph does Gilly have in her suitcase?
(a) Her baby photograph.
(b) Her mother's photograph.
(c) Her first foster mother's photograph.
(d) Wonder Woman's signed photograph.

5. What does Gilly mean when she says Trotter must think Gilly's "mental"?
(a) That she has ESP.
(b) That she is able to read Mrs. Trotter's mind.
(c) That she is "dumb" or "stupid."
(d) That she is crazy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gilly tell Mrs. Trotter when she asks about Mr. Randolph?

2. Who is Miss Harris?

3. What does Gilly play on Mrs. Trotter's piano?

4. What does the principal tell Gilly after dismissing the other students in the fight?

5. What does Gilly to to frighten William Ernest?

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