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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what does Gilly do that she rarely comes close to doing in her life?
(a) Begging.
(b) Goes to bed without dinner.
(c) Crying.
(d) Threatens to run away.

2. What does Mrs. Trotter do to soothe Gilly back to sleep in Chapter 12?
(a) Orders her to go back to sleep.
(b) Rubs her back.
(c) Tickles her.
(d) Hugs her.

3. What does Gilly learn about her mother from her grandmother?
(a) That Courtney was not her real mother.
(b) That Courtney was a movie star.
(c) That Courtney was returning to Virginia.
(d) That Courtney had left home many years ago.

4. What does the man at the ticket booth do after Gilly gives him the money for her ticket?
(a) He steals her money.
(b) He calls child services.
(c) He calls the police.
(d) He gives her the ticket.

5. What does Gilly's grandmother want Gilly to call her?
(a) Nonnie.
(b) Grammy.
(c) Nanna.
(d) Gram.

6. At the end of Chapt 13, what does Gilly end up doing with the picture of her mother?
(a) She puts it back under her T-shirts again.
(b) She gives it to her grandmother.
(c) She throws it in the trash.
(d) She sticks it under the bed.

7. What does Gilly's and her grandmother do in preparation for Courtney's visit?
(a) All the answers are incorrect.
(b) They have their three maids clean the house.
(c) They have a giant Christmas tree put up and professionally decorated.
(d) They go to a hair salon where Gilly gets a rinse and her grandmother gets her hair cut and blown dry.

8. On Gilly's last night, what does Mrs. Trotter finally admit?
(a) That she is already getting a replacement foster child.
(b) That she is really going to miss Gilly.
(c) That she is worried about William Ernest.
(d) That she is happy Gilly is going.

9. What brings tears to Mrs. Trotter's eyes?
(a) When William Ernest trips while running.
(b) When William Ernest picks her pocket the way Gilly has taught him.
(c) When William Ernest cries because he wants to play hop-scotch.
(d) When Gilly tells her William Ernest needs to learn to take care of himself.

10. What happens the week before Thanksgiving?
(a) Mrs. Trotter gets sick with the flu.
(b) William Ernest gets sick with the flu.
(c) Mr. Randolph gets sick with the flu.
(d) Gilly gets sick with the flu.

11. What does Miss Ellis ask Gilly when she visits her?
(a) If she wants to stay with Mrs. Trotter.
(b) How she got the money she had.
(c) If she would like to go to reform school.
(d) How she's doing lately.

12. What does Gilly tell William Ernest in her December 16 letter to him?
(a) That her horses won the race and are now training for the Kentucky Derby.
(b) That her horses are going for the Triple Crown.
(c) That her horses won the Kentucky Derby.
(d) That her horses lost the race so they can't go to the Kentucky Derby.

13. After the Thanksgiving holiday is over, what happens?
(a) Mr. Randolph returns to his home.
(b) All the answers are correct.
(c) Gilly and William Ernest return to school.
(d) Mrs. Trotter starts cleaning up the house.

14. What warning does Mrs. Trotter receive about being a foster mother?
(a) Never treat a foster child like your own child because they aren't.
(b) Not to let foster children grow so close that you can't bear to lose them.
(c) That a foster mother shouldn't feel anything for her foster children.
(d) That a foster mother is just a glorified baby-sitter.

15. What is Gilly wondering as she watches Mrs. Trotter's nervous actions at the table?
(a) If Mrs. Trotter is going to cry.
(b) If Mrs. Trotter will find a way for her to stay.
(c) If Mrs. Trotter knows about the letter Gilly had written.
(d) If Mrs. Trotter is going to miss her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does William Ernest ask when he writes back to Gilly?

2. In Chapter 11, what happens at twelve after nine?

3. What does William Ernest do when they think Gilly won't return home with them?

4. What doesn't Mrs. Trotter like about Gilly's lessons?

5. Once in her room, what does Gilly begin to wonder about her mother?

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