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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miss Harris say about Gilly's given name?
(a) That Galadriel is a beautiful name and it is from Tolkien.
(b) That Galadriel is too hard a name to say.
(c) That Galadriel is a very unusual name.
(d) That Galadriel is a funny name.

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

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

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

5. Where does Gilly place her bubble gum when asked to remove it from her mouth?
(a) In the ash tray.
(b) Under the desk.
(c) In a piece of paper so she can have it again later.
(d) Under the handle of the car door.

6. Why is Gilly plotting something?
(a) She wants to take William Ernest to the zoo.
(b) She wants to go to a fair.
(c) She wants to go to Las Vegas.
(d) She wants to go see her mother.

7. What happens when Agnes signals Gilly that Mrs. Trotter and Mr. Randolph are home?
(a) Gilly quickly put everything back in place and then drags William Ernest out the back door.
(b) Gilly and William Ernest don't run fast enough and get caught.
(c) Gilly takes William Ernest to the front door to greet them.
(d) Gilly and William Ernest hide in the closet.

8. What is disturbing Gilly most about the meal?
(a) She is eating it with a "colored" person.
(b) She isn't allowed dessert.
(c) The food is terrible.
(d) She isn't given enough to eat.

9. What happens when Gilly goes to get Mr. Randolph for dinner?
(a) She sees the man and runs back home.
(b) She tells him dinner is ready.
(c) She tells him to get a move on.
(d) She knocks on his door and then runs away as a prank.

10. What does Gilly do before she starts cleaning Mrs. Trotter's chandelier?
(a) She sits with Mrs. Trotter and eats some cookies.
(b) She eats some cookies with William Ernest.
(c) She takes some cookies over to Mr. Randolph.
(d) She invites Agnes in to have some cookies.

11. Why is Gilly moved from Mrs. Richmond's care?
(a) Mrs. Richmond is having a baby of her own.
(b) Mrs. Richmond died.
(c) Mrs. Richmond is hospitalized for nerves.
(d) Mrs. Richmond moved to Florida.

12. What does Gilly do by the third week in October?
(a) She catches up and passes the rest of the students in her classwork.
(b) She tricks Miss Harris into thinking she liked her.
(c) She joins the girl's basketball team.
(d) She manages to be sent to a new foster home.

13. How negatively does Miss Harris react in class to the prank?
(a) She has a funny smile on her face all day.
(b) She doesn't act negatively in class.
(c) She faints.
(d) She screams.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Miss Harris admit doing in the teacher's room at noon?

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

4. What does Gilly to to frighten William Ernest?

5. In Chapter 4, which book does Gilly read to Mr. Randolph after dinner?

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