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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gilly refuse an after school snack when Mrs. Trotter offer her one?

2. Who is Mr. Evans?

3. What shocks Gilly when she first met Miss Harris?

4. Who is Miss Harris?

5. What happens when Agnes signals Gilly that Mrs. Trotter and Mr. Randolph are home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What unpleasant memory does Gilly have when she thinks about Mrs. Trotter overprotecting William Ernest?

2. In the beginning of Chapter 1, what is learned about Gilly Hopkins' time in the foster system?

3. What does Gilly's social worker, Miss Ellis, try to explain to Gilly before they arrive at her new foster home?

4. Where does Gilly get the idea to play an unkind racist joke on Miss Harris?

5. What is Gilly thinking about her reputation as a foster child as she and Miss Ellis drive to Gilly's new foster home?

6. At the end of Chapter 5, why won't Gilly look over her shoulder at Mrs. Trotter?

7. What goes through Gilly's mind when she thinks about her last foster parents getting rid of her?

8. What is Gilly's usual trick to get her teachers upset about her abilities?

9. How does Mr. Randolph explain the word "mean" to Gilly when she asks how a flower can be mean?

10. What is upsetting to Gilly after she plays her joke on Miss Harris?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In an essay explain the exchange of letters between Gilly, William Ernest, Mrs. Trotter, and Miss Harris. What do the letters say about the people writing them? Why does Gilly feel she must lie about her new life?

Essay Topic 2

In an essay explain the effect leaving has on Gilly. What happens when she has a nightmare the night before she is to leave? What does Mrs. Trotter do and say to help her with the adjustment of moving? What does this tell readers about Mrs. Trotter and Gilly's relationship dynamics?

Essay Topic 3

In an essay answer the following questions: Why is Mrs. Trotter so determined to keep Gilly living with her, even after Gilly has stolen money to run away? What is motivating Mrs. Trotter to fight so hard to keep Gilly?

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