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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. Just as Mr. Randolph starts feeling a little better, what happens?
(a) William Ernest and Gilly get sick.
(b) They all get sick.
(c) Mrs. Trotter and William Ernest get sick, too.
(d) Mrs. Trotter gets sick.

2. What happens when Gilly goes upstairs for the tie?
(a) She is laughing so hard she trips on the stairs.
(b) She steals money from Mrs. Trotter's pocketbook.
(c) She decides to get Mr. Randolph a funny hat too.
(d) She picks out a plain tie figuring Mr. Randolph won't know.

3. What is Gilly excited about in her December 17 letter?
(a) She is going to California to see her mother.
(b) Christmas is coming.
(c) Her mother is coming.
(d) Her horses won the Triple Crown.

4. Near the end of Chapter 11, what does Mrs. Ellis ask Gilly?
(a) Why she tried to run away.
(b) Why she wrote the letter to her mother.
(c) Why she wrote a letter to her grandmother.
(d) Why she changed her mind.

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

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 things does Gilly's grandmother suggest for her to do?

3. When William Ernest asks if he can visit Gilly, what does Mrs. Trotter say?

4. What is Mrs. Trotter's reaction when Gilly admits taking money from Mr. Randolph?

5. After Gilly admits to her grandmother that she lied in her letter to her mother, what does she hope the woman would do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why doesn't Gilly feel her mother's picture fit in her new room?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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