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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How negatively does Miss Harris react in class to the prank?
(a) She has a funny smile on her face all day.
(b) She doesn't act negatively in class.
(c) She faints.
(d) She screams.

2. How many boys did Gilly fight with at recess?
(a) Ten.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

3. Why is Gilly plotting something?
(a) She wants to go to a fair.
(b) She wants to take William Ernest to the zoo.
(c) She wants to go to Las Vegas.
(d) She wants to go see her mother.

4. What does Gilly make for William Ernest?
(a) Paper dolls.
(b) A paper airplane.
(c) A kite.
(d) A race car.

5. What is written on the note Agnes gives to Gilly when they walk home from school together?
(a) Agnes wants to invite Gilly to a party.
(b) Agnes wants to know when she could talk.
(c) Agnes wants to be penpals with Gilly.
(d) Agnes wants to tell Gilly a secret.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, which book does Gilly read to Mr. Randolph after dinner?

2. What does Mrs. Trotter say about making friends with Gilly?

3. What does Gilly do when Agnes begins to gossip about the other students?

4. What does Gilly perceive to be her first job with William Ernest?

5. Who is Mr. Evans?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gilly do at recess on the playground?

2. What makes Gilly change her mind and comb her hair for her first day of school?

3. What does Gilly feel about the books she finds on Mr. Randolph's bookshelf?

4. Why does Gilly become so upset when she learns about Mrs. Trotter's regular dinner guest, Mr. Randolph?

5. At the end of Chapter 5, why won't Gilly look over her shoulder at Mrs. Trotter?

6. What does Gilly's social worker, Miss Ellis, try to explain to Gilly before they arrive at her new foster home?

7. What is Gilly thinking after meeting her new foster mother, Mrs. Trotter?

8. What happens to Gilly when she is cleaning shelves for Mr. Randolph while he is in the room?

9. What unpleasant memory does Gilly have when she thinks about Mrs. Trotter overprotecting William Ernest?

10. How does Mr. Randolph explain the word "mean" to Gilly when she asks how a flower can be mean?

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