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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. What do Gilly and William Ernest find high on the shelf?
(a) A bag of coins.
(b) A roll of paper money.
(c) A book with money hidden in the pages.
(d) Expensive jewelry.

2. What does Miss Harris do at 3 o'clock when class was over?
(a) She hurries out of class.
(b) She sits sniffing her flowers, still wearing the funny smile.
(c) She starts crying.
(d) She asks Gilly to stay after class for a minute.

3. In Chapter 6, how does Gilly perceive her teacher, Miss Harris?
(a) As a person who is not easily moved to emotion.
(b) As a woman who is well respected.
(c) As a meek, quiet woman.
(d) As a dangerous obstacle to her goals.

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

5. What happens when Maime asks Gilly to help make salad for dinner?
(a) Gill ignores her and goes outside to play.
(b) Gilly says, "No."
(c) Gilly just stares at her in distaste.
(d) Gilly says, "Later."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Miss Harris?

2. Why is Gilly plotting something?

3. What does Gilly find when she pulls an encyclopedia from Mr. Randolph's bookshelf?

4. What does Gilly do when the principal offers to help her?

5. What nickname gives Gilly great pride?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Gilly's usual trick to get her teachers upset about her abilities?

2. What does Miss Harris tell Gilly about her given name, Galadriel, and how does Gilly respond when her new teacher asks to call her by that name?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 1, what is learned about Gilly Hopkins' time in the foster system?

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

5. What is Gilly's first impression of Agnes Stokes, the girl she meets at recess on her second day in her new school?

6. What does Gilly ask to be allowed to do that surprises Mrs. Trotter?

7. What is so special to Gilly about the photo she carries with her from foster home to foster home?

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

9. What goes through Gilly's mind when she thinks about her last foster parents getting rid of her?

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

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