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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gilly's grandmother ask about school?
(a) Does she want to go to a public or private school?
(b) Does she want to start right away or settle in first?
(c) Does she want to go to the all girl's school where her mother went?
(d) Does she want to be home schooled?

2. After Gilly admits to her grandmother that she lied in her letter to her mother, what does she hope the woman would do?
(a) Call Miss Ellis and have her take her back to Mrs. Trotter's.
(b) Turn around and take her back to Mrs. Trotter's.
(c) Tell her she didn't want a liar living in her house.
(d) Tell her she was a bad girl for lying.

3. What does William Ernest ask Gilly about her new home?
(a) Is it far away?
(b) Is there a big house?
(c) Will she have horses?
(d) Is it a mansion?

4. In the letter, what does Gilly ask William Ernest to tell Mrs. Trotter?
(a) That they have a horse trainer and three maids.
(b) That they have three cooks and a maid.
(c) That they have a horse trainer, three maids, and a cook.
(d) That they have three maids and a cook.

5. How does Gilly react when William Ernest interrupts her visit with her grandmother to tell her he wet himself?
(a) She is understanding and reassures him it is okay.
(b) She tells him big boys don't wet the bed.
(c) She tells him to go back to bed; she'd see to him later.
(d) She gets angry with him.

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

7. In the beginning of Chapter 9, who is fighting with Mrs. Trotter?
(a) Gilly.
(b) William Ernest.
(c) Mr. Randolph.
(d) Miss Ellis.

8. In her letter, what does Gilly suggest William Ernest do?
(a) Invite Agnes to help him with his reading.
(b) Read to Mrs. Trotter.
(c) Read out loud to Mr. Randolph for practice.
(d) Read more often to his teacher.

9. 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 race and are now training for the Kentucky Derby.
(c) That her horses are going for the Triple Crown.
(d) That her horses won the Kentucky Derby.

10. What does Mr. Randolph tell Gilly about the countryside where she is going to live?
(a) He says it is a beautiful valley of green.
(b) He says it's where his son lives.
(c) He says it is lovely horse country.
(d) He says they have lovely sunsets.

11. 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) William Ernest wants Gilly to leave.
(c) Mrs. Trotter doesn't want Gilly taken away.
(d) Gilly wants to leave.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gilly tell William Ernest in her letter to him?

2. What things does Gilly's grandmother suggest for her to do?

3. On Gilly's last night, what does Mrs. Trotter finally admit?

4. Why does Gilly pull her mother's picture out from under her T-shirts?

5. What difference does Gilly notice between the black Baptists and the white Baptists?

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