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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 about school in her December 16 letter?
(a) That she has tested at a tenth grade level.
(b) That she is expected to graduate in two years.
(c) That she is a little slower than the other students.
(d) That she will probably skip to the ninth grade.

2. Once in her room, what does Gilly begin to wonder about her mother?
(a) If she really cared about her since she sent her mother to get her.
(b) Why her mother left home.
(c) Why her mother didn't care about her or her own mother.
(d) Why her mother left her.

3. What warning does Mrs. Trotter receive about being a foster mother?
(a) That a foster mother is just a glorified baby-sitter.
(b) That a foster mother shouldn't feel anything for her foster children.
(c) Not to let foster children grow so close that you can't bear to lose them.
(d) Never treat a foster child like your own child because they aren't.

4. What brings tears to Mrs. Trotter's eyes?
(a) When William Ernest cries because he wants to play hop-scotch.
(b) When William Ernest picks her pocket the way Gilly has taught him.
(c) When Gilly tells her William Ernest needs to learn to take care of himself.
(d) When William Ernest trips while running.

5. What does Gilly's grandmother ask about school?
(a) Does she want to start right away or settle in first?
(b) Does she want to go to a public or private school?
(c) Does she want to be home schooled?
(d) Does she want to go to the all girl's school where her mother went?

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gilly react when William Ernest interrupts her visit with her grandmother to tell her he wet himself?

2. What does Gilly teach William Ernest?

3. What happens at the end of Chapter 8?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Mr. Randolph gets sick?

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

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

4. The night before Gilly is to leave the Trotter home, what is distressing Gilly the most?

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

6. What kind of tie does Gilly pick out for Mr. Randolph after he gets a spot on his own tie?

7. What does Gilly realize about her grandmother after she learns the woman lost her son in the war, her daughter when she ran away, and her husband four years earlier to death?

8. What happens during the night that both hurts and helps Gilly regarding her move?

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

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

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