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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 "Sarsaparilla to Sorcery".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is William Ernest?
(a) Maime Trotter's nephew.
(b) A neighbor who visits the Trotter home often.
(c) Maime Trotter's own child.
(d) Another foster child under Maime Trotter's care.

3. In Chapter 4, what does Gilly receive in the mail?
(a) A postcard from her mother.
(b) A check for lottery winnings.
(c) A letter from her mother.
(d) A letter from her first foster mother.

4. What upsets Gilly when she starts reading a poem?
(a) It is written in old English, and she thinks they are trying to make a fool of her.
(b) The poems are all about doom and she doesn't like them.
(c) It is written in another language and she thinks they are playing a joke on her.
(d) She doesn't know the words and thinks they are trying to make her look stupid.

5. What does Gilly run away with at recess?
(a) A basketball.
(b) A volleyball.
(c) A football.
(d) The teacher's answer sheets.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Gilly tell Agnes when she asks to come in the house with Gilly?

3. How many boys did Gilly fight with at recess?

4. After dinner, what does Mrs.Trotter suggest Gilly do for Mr. Randolph?

5. In Chapter 4, what does Gilly offer to do with William Ernest after dinner?

(see the answer key)

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