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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. Before Gilly drops off to sleep her first night with Mrs. Trotter, what does she decide to do?
(a) To play a bunch of tricks on Mrs. Trotter.
(b) To find her mother, write to her, and tell her to come get her.
(c) To make the best of her new surroundings.
(d) To mess with William Ernest's head.

2. What does Gilly want to see Miss Harris do before she leaves Mrs. Trotter's home?
(a) Gilly wants to see Miss Harris scream in anger.
(b) Any of the answers is correct.
(c) Gilly wants to see Miss Harris break down.
(d) Gilly wants to see Miss Harris fall apart.

3. Who is Mr. Randolph?
(a) An African American.
(b) An elderly, blind man.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) Mrs. Trotter's neighbor.

4. What happens when Gilly tells William Ernest he is going to have to stand on her shoulders while she stands on the back of a chair?
(a) He wants to wait for Mrs. Trotter.
(b) He runs away in fear.
(c) He suggests Gilly stand on his shoulders.
(d) He wants to let Agnes climb up.

5. At the close of Chapter 3, what is Gilly's plan at the close?
(a) She plans to have the school in an uproar within a week.
(b) She plans to play tricks on the teachers and principal.
(c) She plans to set off the fire alarm and call in a bomb threat.
(d) She plans to start a riot among the students.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Gilly's next idea to get more money?

4. How negatively does Miss Harris react in class to the prank?

5. What does Gilly do by the third week in October?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Gilly decided to pay attention in Miss Harris's class?

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

3. Where does Gilly get the idea to play an unkind racist joke on Miss Harris?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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