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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10 "The Visitor".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After dinner, what does Mrs.Trotter suggest Gilly do for Mr. Randolph?
(a) Read something for him.
(b) Walk him home.
(c) Tell him a story.
(d) Play checkers.

2. What is Gilly's prank?
(a) She couldn't find a dead rat, so she put a dead frog in Miss Harris's desk.
(b) She puts flowers on Miss Harris's desk with a note, "Love, Your Secret Admirer."
(c) She slips a pretend doctor's note saying that Miss Harris into the teacher's lounge.
(d) She sends a racist greeting card for Miss Harris.

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

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

5. How many foster homes has Gilly been in during the last three years?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gilly learn about her mother from her grandmother?

2. What does Gilly do when Agnes begins to gossip about the other students?

3. What happens as Gilly's grandmother is telling her how upset she is about Gilly's foster home?

4. Why does Gilly refuse an after school snack when Mrs. Trotter offer her one?

5. What warning does Mrs. Trotter receive about being a foster mother?

(see the answer key)

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