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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why is Gilly so upset with Agnes in the cafeteria?
(a) Agnes knows she gets free lunch.
(b) Agnes is gossiping about her.
(c) Agnes wants to sit with her.
(d) She would rather have what Agnes has to eat.

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

5. Who is Mr. Randolph?
(a) An African American.
(b) An elderly, blind man.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) Mrs. Trotter's neighbor.

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

7. What does Mrs. Trotter say about making friends with Gilly?
(a) Soon Gilly will think of her as more than a friend.
(b) It will take a long time for her and Gilly to become friends.
(c) It didn't matter if she and Gilly are friends as long as Gilly respected her.
(d) She never met a kid she couldn't make friends with.

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

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

10. In chapter 2, what does Gilly think her mother's reaction would be if she found out about Gilly's situation at dinner?
(a) Her mother will send for her.
(b) Her mother will come and get her.
(c) Her mother will write to Miss Ellis about it.
(d) Her mother will make Mrs. Trotter toe the line.

11. 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 play tricks on the teachers and principal.
(c) She plans to set off the fire alarm and call in a bomb threat.
(d) She plans to have the school in an uproar within a week.

12. What does Gilly want to see Miss Harris do before she leaves Mrs. Trotter's home?
(a) Gilly wants to see Miss Harris break down.
(b) Any of the answers is correct.
(c) Gilly wants to see Miss Harris scream in anger.
(d) Gilly wants to see Miss Harris fall apart.

13. In the beginning of Chapter 7, what opportunity pleases Gilly?
(a) She is finally leaving Mrs. Trotter's and moving in with her mother.
(b) There is a movie in town that she has always wanted to see.
(c) Mrs. Trotter asks Gilly to watch William Ernest while she takes Mr. Randolph shopping.
(d) She is chosen to play the witch in the Wizard of Oz for their school play.

14. What is Gilly's first impression of Maime Trotter?
(a) An unkind thought about Maime Trotter's large size.
(b) Maime Trotter is a whimp.
(c) The woman is no match for her.
(d) That she'd turn her to mush within two days.

15. What does Gilly mean when she says Trotter must think Gilly's "mental"?
(a) That she is "dumb" or "stupid."
(b) That she is crazy.
(c) That she is able to read Mrs. Trotter's mind.
(d) That she has ESP.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Before Gilly drops off to sleep her first night with Mrs. Trotter, what does she decide to do?

3. What does Mrs. Trotter reply when Mr. Randolph compliments her dinner?

4. What does Gilly do by the third week in October?

5. What is the name of Gilly's last foster mother?

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