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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On her way to her grandmother's house, what fact does Gilly realize she has to face?
(a) The fact that her mother sent someone else to get her.
(b) The fact that her mother had not come for her.
(c) That perhaps her mother might never come for her.
(d) All the answers are correct.

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

3. In Chapter 12, who cries while they are at the table?
(a) Mr. Randolph.
(b) William Ernest.
(c) Gilly.
(d) Mrs. Trotter.

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

5. What does Gilly find when she joins her grandmother for lunch?
(a) They are going out to eat.
(b) They are going to eat in the kitchen.
(c) They are having a picnic outside.
(d) The dining room table is set formally.

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

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

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

9. What happens at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Gilly runs away again.
(b) Gilly goes home with Mrs. Trotter and William Ernest.
(c) Gilly goes to jail.
(d) Gilly gets on the bus to go to her mother.

10. 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 waves good-bye.
(d) He cries.

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

12. 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.

13. 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) Tell her she was a bad girl for lying.
(c) Tell her she didn't want a liar living in her house.
(d) Turn around and take her back to Mrs. Trotter's.

14. What difference does Gilly notice between the black Baptists and the white Baptists?
(a) The black Baptists smiled more.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) The black Baptists dressed fancier.
(d) The white Baptists had shorter services.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Gilly's grandmother want Gilly to call her?

3. How does Gilly's grandmother first find out about her?

4. What does Gilly tell William Ernest about school in her December 16 letter?

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

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