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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the close of Chapter 3, what is Gilly's plan at the close?
(a) She plans to start a riot among the students.
(b) She plans to set off the fire alarm and call in a bomb threat.
(c) She plans to play tricks on the teachers and principal.
(d) She plans to have the school in an uproar within a week.

3. What does William Ernest say when he lets go of the plane so it could fly?
(a) Wow.
(b) Pow.
(c) Bang.
(d) Sheebam.

4. What does Gilly tell Agnes when she asks to come in the house with Gilly?
(a) That she lives with a terrible ogre that eats up little redheaded girls with one gulp.
(b) That she can't play with evil little dwarfs.
(c) That she doesn't want to play with her.
(d) That she doesn't like grubby little redheaded girls.

5. What trick did Gilly play at her previous school?
(a) She failed every subject.
(b) She got good grades, then suddenly stopped working.
(c) She got such good grades she started teaching her class.
(d) She did great school work, but failed all her tests.

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

7. What kind of book does Mrs. Trotter say Mr. Randolph likes?
(a) Biographies.
(b) Non-fiction.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Novels.

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

9. What upsets Gilly on the morning before she is to go for her first day of school?
(a) Mrs. Trotter makes her get her own breakfast.
(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 asks her to make the beds.

10. What is written on the note Agnes gives to Gilly when they walk home from school together?
(a) Agnes wants to know when she could talk.
(b) Agnes wants to be penpals with Gilly.
(c) Agnes wants to tell Gilly a secret.
(d) Agnes wants to invite Gilly to a party.

11. What does Gilly do when the principal offers to help her?
(a) Gilly says she's okay and doesn't need help.
(b) Gilly says he should worry about the other students, not her.
(c) Gilly laughts at his offer.
(d) Gilly says she certainly doesn't need him.

12. What do Gilly and William Ernest find high on the shelf?
(a) A bag of coins.
(b) Expensive jewelry.
(c) A book with money hidden in the pages.
(d) A roll of paper money.

13. Why does Gilly refuse an after school snack when Mrs. Trotter offer her one?
(a) Gilly is on a diet.
(b) Gilly isn't hungry.
(c) Gilly hates Mrs. Trotter's cooking.
(d) Gilly doesn't want to be bought with food.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Trotter say about making friends with Gilly?

2. What does Gilly want to see Miss Harris do before she leaves Mrs. Trotter's home?

3. Who does Gilly walk home after they are finished flying the plane?

4. How does Gilly get Agnes to participate in her plot?

5. Why is Gilly so bothered by Miss Harris?

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