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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 note about herself in her reply to Miss Harris?
(a) That she wishes she was back in Harris 6.
(b) All the answers are correct.
(c) That after reading the books Miss Harris sent her she knows where her name comes from.
(d) That she thought Frodo should keep the magic ring.

2. In her letter, what does Gilly suggest William Ernest do?
(a) Read out loud to Mr. Randolph for practice.
(b) Read to Mrs. Trotter.
(c) Read more often to his teacher.
(d) Invite Agnes to help him with his reading.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what is the reason for the argument?
(a) William Ernest wants Gilly to leave.
(b) Mr. Randolph wants to press charges for the stolen money.
(c) Gilly wants to leave.
(d) Mrs. Trotter doesn't want Gilly taken away.

4. What does the man at the ticket booth do after Gilly gives him the money for her ticket?
(a) He calls the police.
(b) He gives her the ticket.
(c) He steals her money.
(d) He calls child services.

5. After Gilly admits to her grandmother that she lied in her letter to her mother, what does she hope the woman would do?
(a) Tell her she was a bad girl for lying.
(b) Tell her she didn't want a liar living in her house.
(c) Turn around and take her back to Mrs. Trotter's.
(d) Call Miss Ellis and have her take her back to Mrs. Trotter's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss Ellis ask Gilly when she visits her?

2. Why does Mr. Randolph ask Gilly to pick out a wild tie for him?

3. What does William Ernest ask when he writes back to Gilly?

4. What is Gilly wondering as she watches Mrs. Trotter's nervous actions at the table?

5. After the Thanksgiving holiday is over, what happens?

Short Essay Questions

1. How different is Gilly's new home from Mrs. Trotter's?

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

3. What happens to Gilly when Miss Ellis tells her she is going to have to live with her grandmother?

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

5. What is Mrs. Ellis's concern when she talks to Mrs. Trotter about Gilly's problems?

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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