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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. In Chapter 5, what does Gilly decide to do with Agnes Stokes?
(a) Gilly decides to beat her up if she follows her one more time.
(b) Gilly decides to play a trick on Agnes.
(c) Gilly decides to hide from Agnes so she leave Gilly alone.
(d) Gilly decides she may be able to use Agnes one day.

2. What is the name of Gilly's last foster mother?
(a) Mrs. Nevins.
(b) Maime Trotter.
(c) Mrs. Richmond.
(d) Mrs. Newman.

3. What does Gilly tell Mrs. Trotter when she asks about Mr. Randolph?
(a) That she couldn't find the Randolph house.
(b) That he was gone, and that a colored man answered the door.
(c) That no one was home next door.
(d) That Mr. Randolph said he wasn't hungry.

4. What trick did Gilly play at her previous school?
(a) She got good grades, then suddenly stopped working.
(b) She failed every subject.
(c) She got such good grades she started teaching her class.
(d) She did great school work, but failed all her tests.

5. After all her work dusting both homes, what does Gilly have to show for it?
(a) A sore back.
(b) The money she was paid for the chore.
(c) Nothing
(d) A roll of bills.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Gilly play on Mrs. Trotter's piano?

4. Who is Miss Harris?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What analogy does Gilly use to describe Miss Harris's seeming lack of emotions?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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