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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 does Gilly do when Agnes begins to gossip about the other students?
(a) Gilly reminds Agnes she (Gilly) has been abandoned by her parents when they left her with her grandmother.
(b) Gilly laughs and tells her they should get some good gossip on more students.
(c) Gilly warns Agnes to never talk about her that way.
(d) Gilly writes everything down to keep in case she can later use the information to hold over someone.

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

3. What does Gilly decide about William Ernest after he learns to fly the plane?
(a) That he is a fast learner.
(b) That he is more intelligent than he seems.
(c) That he is a goofy kid.
(d) That he is going to be easy to use.

4. How many foster homes has Gilly been in during the last three years?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

5. 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 wants to sit with her.
(d) Agnes is gossiping about her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Gilly and William Ernest find high on the shelf?

2. What is Gilly's prank?

3. What nickname gives Gilly great pride?

4. What does William Ernest say when he lets go of the plane so it could fly?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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