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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, who is at the door?
(a) Mr. Randolph's son.
(b) The doctor.
(c) Gilly's grandmother.
(d) Agnes.

2. What happens the week before Thanksgiving?
(a) William Ernest gets sick with the flu.
(b) Gilly gets sick with the flu.
(c) Mrs. Trotter gets sick with the flu.
(d) Mr. Randolph gets sick with the flu.

3. What do they decide to do after Mr. Randolph refuses to let Mrs. Trotter tell his son he's sick?
(a) Mrs. Trotter calls an ambulance to take him to the hospital.
(b) Mrs. Trotter insists he come stay at her house till he recovers.
(c) Mrs. Trotter calls his son anyway.
(d) Mrs. Trotter stays with him and asks Gilly to look after William Ernest.

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

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

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

7. What does Mrs. Randolph give Gilly as a going-away present?
(a) His pocket watch.
(b) His treasured poetry book.
(c) His encyclopedia, "Sarsparilla to Sorcery."
(d) Advice.

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

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

10. What does Gilly tell William Ernest in her letter to him?
(a) That she misses him.
(b) That she is bored.
(c) That she's been busy with school.
(d) That she has been busy with taking care of her horses.

11. What does Miss Harris tell Gilly when she writes to her?
(a) That the weather has been good.
(b) That she never would have thought she'd miss her, but she does.
(c) That she misses her so much she might transfer to teach at Gilly's new school.
(d) That she is happy to have a peaceful class now that Gilly is gone.

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

13. Why is Mr. Randolph worried when he gets a spot on his tie?
(a) He doesn't like drawing attention to the fact that he is blind.
(b) He only has one tie and it has to be dry cleaned.
(c) He likes to have his clothing impeccably kept.
(d) He is afraid if his son sees it he'll make Mr. Randolph come move in with him.

14. How long is the ride to Gilly's new home?
(a) It is a six-hour drive.
(b) It takes just over an hour to drive there.
(c) It is two-hour drive.
(d) It takes only a half hour to get there.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the end of Chapter 8?

2. In Chapter 8, what does Gilly plan to do that Sunday after Mrs. Trotter settles town in front of the TV?

3. What does William Ernest do when they think Gilly won't return home with them?

4. Near the end of Chapter 11, what does Mrs. Ellis ask Gilly?

5. What does Gilly's and her grandmother do in preparation for Courtney's visit?

(see the answer keys)

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