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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. What does William Ernest bring to Gilly's room?

2. What happens when Gilly goes to get Mr. Randolph for dinner?

3. What warning does Mrs. Trotter firmly give Gilly after Gilly comments about the TV show William Ernest was watching?

4. Why is Gilly moved from Mrs. Richmond's care?

5. What does Miss Harris admit doing in the teacher's room at noon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gilly slam the book shut after she begins reading poetry to Mr. Randolph?

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

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

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

5. What is Gilly's first impression of Agnes Stokes, the girl she meets at recess on her second day in her new school?

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

7. What do Gilly and Agnes have in common?

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

9. In Chapter 7, what plan is Gilly concocting?

10. What does Gilly ask to be allowed to do that surprises Mrs. Trotter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens when Gilly's grandmother shows up--not just the bad timing but the fact that she does show up? Is Gilly surprised? Happy? Disappointed? Uncertain? After all her time wanting to be with her mother, why does Gilly react as she does when she learns her mother wants her to be with her grandmother? Answer and explain in an essay.

Essay Topic 2

Explain what Gilly sees about William Ernest that no one else seems to see. Why does Gilly think he's being overprotected? What does she do about it? How does she explain this to Mrs. Trotter?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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