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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 tell William Ernest in her December 16 letter to him?
(a) That her horses won the Kentucky Derby.
(b) That her horses lost the race so they can't go to the Kentucky Derby.
(c) That her horses won the race and are now training for the Kentucky Derby.
(d) That her horses are going for the Triple Crown.

2. At the end of Chapt 13, what does Gilly end up doing with the picture of her mother?
(a) She sticks it under the bed.
(b) She throws it in the trash.
(c) She gives it to her grandmother.
(d) She puts it back under her T-shirts again.

3. What happens in the Trotter home by Thanksgiving day?
(a) None of the answers are correct.
(b) Everyone is feeling better that morning
(c) Gilly cleans the house with disinfectant.
(d) Gilly starts feeling queazy.

4. What happens when Gilly reminds Mrs. Trotter she once said she'd "never let her go"?
(a) Mrs. Trotter flinches, but remains silent.
(b) Mrs. Trotter denies ever saying it.
(c) Mrs. Trotter tells her she lied when she said it.
(d) Mrs. Trotter breaks down in tears.

5. Why does Gilly pull her mother's picture out from under her T-shirts?
(a) She wants to sleep with it.
(b) She wants to give it to her grandmother.
(c) She wants to see her mother's smiling face.
(d) She feel she doesn't have to hide the picture in a drawer any longer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what is for dinner?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what is the reason for the argument?

3. In Chapter 8, what does Gilly plan to do that Sunday after Mrs. Trotter settles town in front of the TV?

4. What does the man at the ticket booth do after Gilly gives him the money for her ticket?

5. In Chapter 11, what does Gilly say to Agnes that even surprises herself?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what does Gilly write about in her letters to Mrs. Trotter and William Ernest?

2. What is Gilly trying to teach William Ernest and why?

3. Why does Gilly choose her uncle's bedroom over her mother's?

4. Why doesn't Mrs. Trotter step in and fight to keep Gilly living with her?

5. What does Gilly's grandmother try to do as she prepares for her daughter's visit?

6. Who is the strange visitor while everyone is sick and why does she tell Gilly she is there?

7. What is Gilly trying to explain to Miss Ellis about her mother's post card?

8. What does Gilly intend to do with all the money she has stolen?

9. While everyone else enjoys the belated Thanksgiving dinner Gilly cooked, what is happening to her?

10. Why is Gilly concerned when her grandmother promises to get her out of the Trotter foster home?

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