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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. Who is Gilly Hopkins?
(a) A juvenile wanted for running away from her first foster home.
(b) Galadriel Hopkins' nickname.
(c) A teacher in the Thompson Park Elementary School.
(d) A neighbor to the main character.

2. What is disturbing Gilly most about the meal?
(a) She is eating it with a "colored" person.
(b) The food is terrible.
(c) She isn't given enough to eat.
(d) She isn't allowed dessert.

3. In the beginning of Chapter 7, what opportunity pleases Gilly?
(a) She is finally leaving Mrs. Trotter's and moving in with her mother.
(b) Mrs. Trotter asks Gilly to watch William Ernest while she takes Mr. Randolph shopping.
(c) She is chosen to play the witch in the Wizard of Oz for their school play.
(d) There is a movie in town that she has always wanted to see.

4. What happens while Gilly is in her room looking at the mail?
(a) Mr. Randolph knocks on the door and Mrs. Trotter calls Gilly to answer it.
(b) She gets a phone call that interrupts her reading.
(c) Mrs. Trotter comes to check if she is okay.
(d) William Ernest knocks on her door.

5. In Chapter 7, what is Gilly's last desperate gesture?
(a) She has a yard sale.
(b) She buys a lottery ticket.
(c) She flips cards in the alley with some kids from school hoping to win more money.
(d) She writes a letter to her mother asking for the rest of the money.

Short Answer Questions

1. After dinner, what does Mrs.Trotter suggest Gilly do for Mr. Randolph?

2. What does the principal tell Gilly after dismissing the other students in the fight?

3. What kind of book does Mrs. Trotter say Mr. Randolph likes?

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

5. Why is Gilly so upset with Agnes in the cafeteria?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. Why does Gilly slam the book shut after she begins reading poetry to Mr. Randolph?

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

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

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

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

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