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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 10, what happens to Gilly when responsibility is thrust upon her?
(a) She and Agnes skip school.
(b) She calls the doctor and asks for a nurse.
(c) She takes two days off from school to help.
(d) She takes care of herself.

2. Why doesn't Gilly want to be in her mother's old bedroom?
(a) She doesn't like the big window.
(b) It is all pink, with stuffed animals and dolls.
(c) She hates canopied beds.
(d) It reminds her of the mother who left her.

3. What happens as Gilly's grandmother is telling her how upset she is about Gilly's foster home?
(a) Mr. Randolph asks Gilly to take him to the bathroom.
(b) Mrs. Trotter enters the room frantic about forgetting to put the turkey in the oven.
(c) Mrs. Trotter enters the room demanding to know who the elderly visitor is.
(d) William Ernest returns to the room crying.

4. What happens when Mrs. Trotter kisses Gilly?
(a) Gilly makes a face and pulls away.
(b) Gilly wipes off the stop and says, "Uck!"
(c) Gilly doesn't wipe off the spot like she once would have.
(d) Gilly kisses Mrs. Trotter back.

5. In Chapter 11, what happens at twelve after nine?
(a) School closes early because of a flu epidemic.
(b) Gilly starts to show signs of the flu.
(c) Mrs. Trotter takes time for a break from her cleaning.
(d) Miss Ellis goes to her desk and finds a note from Gilly's grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what is for dinner?

2. What does Mrs. Trotter do to soothe Gilly back to sleep in Chapter 12?

3. At the end of Chapt 13, what does Gilly end up doing with the picture of her mother?

4. What humorous note does Miss Harris add in her letter to Gilly?

5. In Chapter 12, what does Gilly promise William Ernest she would do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Mr. Randolph gets sick?

2. What happens to Gilly's relationship with William Ernest when she is permitted to stay with Mrs. Trotter?

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

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

5. What happens to Gilly's plans to go see her mother in California?

6. How quickly is the move from Mrs. Trotter's to her grandmother's going to take?

7. What does Gilly find in Mrs. Trotter's open purse and where was it when she found it?

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

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

10. In Chapter 12, what futile thing does Gilly do after supper?

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