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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. What upsets Gilly on the morning before she is to go for her first day of school?
(a) Mrs. Trotter asks her to make the beds.
(b) Gilly is tired and doesn't want to get up so early for school.
(c) Gilly doesn't want to start school that day.
(d) Mrs. Trotter makes her get her own breakfast.

2. Who is Galadriel Hopkins?
(a) A social worker who places foster children.
(b) The main character of the story.
(c) An orphaned child.
(d) The daughter of a deceased movie star.

3. In Chapter 4, which book does Gilly read to Mr. Randolph after dinner?
(a) Poetry at Its Best.
(b) The Oxford Book of English Verse.
(c) Immortal Love Poems.
(d) The Oxford Book of Modern Poetry.

4. What is Gilly's next idea to get more money?
(a) She would dust both Mrs. Trotter's house and Mr. Randolph's house looking for hidden cash.
(b) She would get Agnes and they would rob the 7-11 down the street.
(c) She would clean for Mrs. Trotter and Mr. Randolph and get paid for her work.
(d) She would hire herself out cleaning for people to earn money.

5. What statement does Miss Ellis make when Gilly tells her she remembers her mother?
(a) "God help the children of the flower children."
(b) "God help the children in the foster system."
(c) "Heaven help her, she is a mixed up child."
(d) "Lord, help me with these children who rebel."

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Gilly in the middle of her last night with Mrs. Trotter?

2. In the beginning of Chapter 9, who is fighting with Mrs. Trotter?

3. What does Mr. Randolph tell Gilly about the countryside where she is going to live?

4. What is Gilly's first impression of Maime Trotter?

5. In Chapter 12, who cries while they are at the table?

(see the answer key)

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