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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who else does Gilly decide to enlist to help her find more money at Mr. Randolph's house?
(a) William Ernest.
(b) Mr. Randolph.
(c) Miss Harris.
(d) Mrs. Trotter.

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

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

4. How many boys did Gilly fight with at recess?
(a) Six.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

5. What does Gilly run away with at recess?
(a) The teacher's answer sheets.
(b) A basketball.
(c) A volleyball.
(d) A football.

6. What does Gilly tell Mrs. Trotter when she asks about Mr. Randolph?
(a) That no one was home next door.
(b) That he was gone, and that a colored man answered the door.
(c) That she couldn't find the Randolph house.
(d) That Mr. Randolph said he wasn't hungry.

7. In Chapter 7, what is Gilly's last desperate gesture?
(a) She has a yard sale.
(b) She flips cards in the alley with some kids from school hoping to win more money.
(c) She buys a lottery ticket.
(d) She writes a letter to her mother asking for the rest of the money.

8. Who does Gilly walk home after they are finished flying the plane?
(a) Mrs. Trotter.
(b) Mr. Randolph.
(c) Agnes.
(d) William Ernest.

9. 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) Mrs. Trotter makes her get her own breakfast.
(c) Gilly doesn't want to start school that day.
(d) Gilly is tired and doesn't want to get up so early for school.

10. After all her work dusting both homes, what does Gilly have to show for it?
(a) A sore back.
(b) Nothing
(c) A roll of bills.
(d) The money she was paid for the chore.

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

12. When Mrs. Trotter comes to check on Gilly at Mr. Randolph's house, what does the girl tell her she had found?
(a) Some great books.
(b) A lot of dust.
(c) Some money.
(d) A bunch of junk.

13. What happens when Gilly tells William Ernest he is going to have to stand on her shoulders while she stands on the back of a chair?
(a) He wants to wait for Mrs. Trotter.
(b) He suggests Gilly stand on his shoulders.
(c) He runs away in fear.
(d) He wants to let Agnes climb up.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What gives Gilly an idea for a prank to play on Miss Harris?

2. Where does Gilly place her bubble gum when asked to remove it from her mouth?

3. Why is Gilly so bothered by Miss Harris?

4. Who is Mr. Randolph?

5. What is written on the note Agnes gives to Gilly when they walk home from school together?

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