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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. Why is Gilly so bothered by Miss Harris?
(a) Gilly thinks Miss Harris gives too much homework.
(b) Gilly is not used to being treated like the rest of her classmates.
(c) Gilly doesn't like the way Miss Harris yells at her.
(d) Gilly doesn't think Miss Harris gives her enough help.

2. Why is Gilly so upset with Agnes in the cafeteria?
(a) Agnes knows she gets free lunch.
(b) She would rather have what Agnes has to eat.
(c) Agnes is gossiping about her.
(d) Agnes wants to sit with her.

3. What does Gilly run away with at recess?
(a) A volleyball.
(b) A football.
(c) The teacher's answer sheets.
(d) A basketball.

4. Why does Gilly refuse an after school snack when Mrs. Trotter offer her one?
(a) Gilly is on a diet.
(b) Gilly doesn't want to be bought with food.
(c) Gilly hates Mrs. Trotter's cooking.
(d) Gilly isn't hungry.

5. How does Gilly get William Ernest to participate in her plot?
(a) She doesn't get him to participate.
(b) She bribes him.
(c) She lies to him.
(d) She promises him ice cream and cookies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much total money did Gilly get ?

2. In Chapter 5, what does Gilly decide to do with Agnes Stokes?

3. What does Gilly to to frighten William Ernest?

4. What does Gilly mean when she says Trotter must think Gilly's "mental"?

5. What is Gilly's first impression of Maime Trotter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Agnes Stokes take for granted about Gilly?

6. In Chapter 7, what plan is Gilly concocting?

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

8. What is upsetting to Gilly after she plays her joke on Miss Harris?

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

10. What do Gilly and Agnes have in common?

(see the answer keys)

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