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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 12, what is for dinner?
(a) Mashed potatoes, green beans.
(b) Crispy fried chicken.
(c) Cherry pie.
(d) All the answers are correct.

4. What humorous note does Miss Harris add in her letter to Gilly?
(a) That she is sending Gilly back the card Gilly made for her.
(b) That she is trying to stir up the students once in a while like Gilly tried to do.
(c) That she is making a card especially for Gilly and will send it soon.
(d) That she won't send any samples of Gilly's poetry with her records.

5. In Chapter 11, what happens at twelve after nine?
(a) School closes early because of a flu epidemic.
(b) Mrs. Trotter takes time for a break from her cleaning.
(c) Miss Ellis goes to her desk and finds a note from Gilly's grandmother.
(d) Gilly starts to show signs of the flu.

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

7. What does William Ernest say when he realizes Gilly has her suitcase as she is going out the door?
(a) He asks her not to go.
(b) He is too busy watching TV to do anything.
(c) He cries.
(d) He waves good-bye.

8. What happens when Gilly goes upstairs for the tie?
(a) She picks out a plain tie figuring Mr. Randolph won't know.
(b) She decides to get Mr. Randolph a funny hat too.
(c) She steals money from Mrs. Trotter's pocketbook.
(d) She is laughing so hard she trips on the stairs.

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

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

11. What does Gilly's grandmother promise before she leaves?
(a) That she would never come back again.
(b) That she would find Courtney.
(c) That she would return the next day.
(d) That she would get Gilly out of there soon.

12. Which room does Gilly decide to use?
(a) A small room that used to be a nursery.
(b) Her grandmother's room.
(c) Courtney's older brother's room.
(d) Her grandmother's sewing room.

13. In Chapter 11, what happens when Gilly gets home from school?
(a) Miss Ellis is there to tell her she is going to live with her grandmother permanently.
(b) Miss Ellis tells her that Courtney wants her to visit her.
(c) Mrs. Trotter tells Gilly she must go live with her grandmother.
(d) Mrs. Trotter tells her she has to move to a new foster home.

14. What happens when Mrs. Trotter kisses Gilly?
(a) Gilly kisses Mrs. Trotter back.
(b) Gilly wipes off the stop and says, "Uck!"
(c) Gilly makes a face and pulls away.
(d) Gilly doesn't wipe off the spot like she once would have.

15. Why does Gilly pull her mother's picture out from under her T-shirts?
(a) She feel she doesn't have to hide the picture in a drawer any longer.
(b) She wants to give it to her grandmother.
(c) She wants to see her mother's smiling face.
(d) She wants to sleep with it.

Short Answer Questions

1. When William Ernest asks if he can visit Gilly, what does Mrs. Trotter say?

2. When is Gilly to leave Mrs.Trotter's home?

3. In Chapter 12, who cries while they are at the table?

4. How does Gilly react when William Ernest interrupts her visit with her grandmother to tell her he wet himself?

5. What does Miss Harris tell Gilly when she writes to her?

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