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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 is Mrs. Trotter's reaction when Gilly admits taking money from Mr. Randolph?
(a) She isn't at all surprised.
(b) She smacks Gilly's knuckles with a ruler.
(c) She is shocked.
(d) She is very angry.

2. What does Gilly's grandmother want Gilly to call her?
(a) Gram.
(b) Nonnie.
(c) Grammy.
(d) Nanna.

3. On Gilly's last night, what does Mrs. Trotter finally admit?
(a) That she is really going to miss Gilly.
(b) That she is happy Gilly is going.
(c) That she is already getting a replacement foster child.
(d) That she is worried about William Ernest.

4. Why does Mr. Randolph ask Gilly to pick out a wild tie for him?
(a) He wants to look funny.
(b) He thinks the tie will flatter him.
(c) He wants to shock his son into lightening up.
(d) He wants to brighten up his day.

5. What does Gilly teach William Ernest?
(a) How to steal.
(b) How to run really fast.
(c) How to defend himself.
(d) How to play hop-scotch.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what is for dinner?

2. What warning does Mrs. Trotter receive about being a foster mother?

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

4. What does Gilly find when she joins her grandmother for lunch?

5. What happens to Gilly in the middle of her last night with Mrs. Trotter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens during Thanksgiving week that keeps Gilly away from school on Tuesday and Wednesday?

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

7. What becomes clear in the letters exchanged between Miss Harris and Gilly?

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

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

10. What is the exciting news when Gilly writes her final letter in the novel to her foster family?

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