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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 "The Going".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gilly's grandmother first find out about her?
(a) Courtney phoned her mother and told her about Gilly.
(b) Courtney recently sent her a letter.
(c) Courtney wrote soon after Gilly was born.
(d) Her grandmother was looking for her daughter on the Internet and found Gilly instead.

2. What does the principal tell Gilly after dismissing the other students in the fight?
(a) Gilly is not going to be allowed to hurt other people.
(b) Gilly had better shape up or ship out.
(c) Gilly is going to have detention.
(d) Gilly is going to be suspended.

3. Near the end of Chapter 11, what does Mrs. Ellis ask Gilly?
(a) Why she wrote a letter to her grandmother.
(b) Why she tried to run away.
(c) Why she wrote the letter to her mother.
(d) Why she changed her mind.

4. What does Mrs. Trotter do to soothe Gilly back to sleep in Chapter 12?
(a) Orders her to go back to sleep.
(b) Tickles her.
(c) Rubs her back.
(d) Hugs her.

5. What brings tears to Mrs. Trotter's eyes?
(a) When William Ernest trips while running.
(b) When Gilly tells her William Ernest needs to learn to take care of himself.
(c) When William Ernest picks her pocket the way Gilly has taught him.
(d) When William Ernest cries because he wants to play hop-scotch.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do Gilly and William Ernest find high on the shelf?

4. What does William Ernest do when they think Gilly won't return home with them?

5. What does Miss Harris say about Gilly's given name?

(see the answer key)

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