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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 say to Agnes that even surprises herself?
(a) She admits she enjoyed her Thanksgiving holiday.
(b) Gilly refers to Mrs. Trotter, William Ernest, and Mr. Randolph as her family.
(c) She says it is great to be needed.
(d) She tells Agnes she visited her grandmother over Thanksgiving.

2. What is Gilly excited about in her December 17 letter?
(a) Christmas is coming.
(b) She is going to California to see her mother.
(c) Her mother is coming.
(d) Her horses won the Triple Crown.

3. What does Gilly note about herself in her reply to Miss Harris?
(a) All the answers are correct.
(b) That she thought Frodo should keep the magic ring.
(c) That she wishes she was back in Harris 6.
(d) That after reading the books Miss Harris sent her she knows where her name comes from.

4. What is Mrs. Trotter's reaction when Gilly admits taking money from Mr. Randolph?
(a) She is very angry.
(b) She is shocked.
(c) She isn't at all surprised.
(d) She smacks Gilly's knuckles with a ruler.

5. Why doesn't Gilly want to be in her mother's old bedroom?
(a) She doesn't like the big window.
(b) It is all pink, with stuffed animals and dolls.
(c) It reminds her of the mother who left her.
(d) She hates canopied beds.

6. What happens in the Trotter home by Thanksgiving day?
(a) Gilly cleans the house with disinfectant.
(b) Gilly starts feeling queazy.
(c) None of the answers are correct.
(d) Everyone is feeling better that morning

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

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

9. What are Sunday mornings to Gilly?
(a) Funny.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Torture.
(d) Tiresome.

10. What does Mrs. Trotter threaten everyone if they don't eat?
(a) That she will send it to the poor children to eat.
(b) That she will serve it again for breakfast.
(c) That she will throw the meal away.
(d) That she'll get up on the table and jump around and make sounds like a chicken.

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

12. What does Gilly have to do about the money she has given to Agnes and can't return to Mrs. Trotter?
(a) She has to get a job delivering newspapers.
(b) She has to sell all her things.
(c) She has to work it off by doing chores.
(d) She has to wash windows for Mrs. Randolph.

13. Just as Mr. Randolph starts feeling a little better, what happens?
(a) Mrs. Trotter gets sick.
(b) Mrs. Trotter and William Ernest get sick, too.
(c) William Ernest and Gilly get sick.
(d) They all get sick.

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

15. In Chapter 11, what happens at twelve after nine?
(a) Gilly starts to show signs of the flu.
(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) School closes early because of a flu epidemic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the man at the ticket booth do after Gilly gives him the money for her ticket?

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

4. What happens the week before Thanksgiving?

5. What happens at the end of Chapter 8?

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