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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once in her room, what does Gilly begin to wonder about her mother?
(a) If she really cared about her since she sent her mother to get her.
(b) Why her mother didn't care about her or her own mother.
(c) Why her mother left her.
(d) Why her mother left home.

2. When is Gilly to leave Mrs.Trotter's home?
(a) In two weeks.
(b) The next day.
(c) The next week.
(d) Right away.

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

4. Why does Mr. Randolph ask Gilly to pick out a wild tie for him?
(a) He thinks the tie will flatter him.
(b) He wants to brighten up his day.
(c) He wants to shock his son into lightening up.
(d) He wants to look funny.

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

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

7. In Chapter 13, who makes the belated Thanksgiving dinner?
(a) Gilly.
(b) Mr. Randolph.
(c) Gilly's grandmother.
(d) Mrs. Trotter.

8. What does Gilly discover about William Ernest?
(a) That he was smarter than he looked.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) That if he was laughed at he'd shrink back as though preparing for a blow.
(d) That he could figure things out for himelf.

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

10. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what is the reason for the argument?
(a) Mr. Randolph wants to press charges for the stolen money.
(b) Mrs. Trotter doesn't want Gilly taken away.
(c) William Ernest wants Gilly to leave.
(d) Gilly wants to leave.

11. Who is Miss Minnie Applegate?
(a) Their pediatrician.
(b) The pastor of their church.
(c) Gilly and William Ernest's Sunday school teacher.
(d) A neighbor who goes to church with them.

12. How does Gilly's grandmother first find out about her?
(a) Courtney recently sent her a letter.
(b) Courtney phoned her mother and told her about Gilly.
(c) Her grandmother was looking for her daughter on the Internet and found Gilly instead.
(d) Courtney wrote soon after Gilly was born.

13. When William Ernest asks if he can visit Gilly, what does Mrs. Trotter say?
(a) They need to give Gilly time to settle in first.
(b) They probably would never go.
(c) They would go as soon as possible.
(d) She said, "We'll see."

14. In Chapter 10, what happens to Gilly when responsibility is thrust upon her?
(a) She takes care of herself.
(b) She and Agnes skip school.
(c) She calls the doctor and asks for a nurse.
(d) She takes two days off from school to help.

15. What statement does Miss Ellis make when Gilly tells her she remembers her mother?
(a) "Lord, help me with these children who rebel."
(b) "God help the children of the flower children."
(c) "Heaven help her, she is a mixed up child."
(d) "God help the children in the foster system."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Randolph give Gilly as a going-away present?

2. In Chapter 10, who is at the door?

3. After the Thanksgiving holiday is over, what happens?

4. On the drive to her grandmother's house, what does Gilly realize about her relationship with Mrs. Trotter, William Ernest, and Mr. Randolph?

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

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