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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. When Mrs. Trotter comes to check on Gilly at Mr. Randolph's house, what does the girl tell her she had found?
2. After all her work dusting both homes, what does Gilly have to show for it?
3. What do Gilly and William Ernest find high on the shelf?
4. What does Mrs. Trotter say to Gilly after watching William Ernest fly the plane?
5. How much total money did Gilly get ?
Short Essay Questions
1. What makes Gilly change her mind and comb her hair for her first day of school?
2. What is Gilly's reply when Mrs. Trotter empathizes with the difficulty Gilly must have had by being moved around so often?
3. Why does Gilly slam the book shut after she begins reading poetry to Mr. Randolph?
4. What does Gilly ask to be allowed to do that surprises Mrs. Trotter?
5. What does Miss Harris tell Gilly about her given name, Galadriel, and how does Gilly respond when her new teacher asks to call her by that name?
6. What does Agnes Stokes take for granted about Gilly?
7. In the beginning of Chapter 1, what is learned about Gilly Hopkins' time in the foster system?
8. How does Mr. Randolph explain the word "mean" to Gilly when she asks how a flower can be mean?
9. What does Gilly do at recess on the playground?
10. What unpleasant memory does Gilly have when she thinks about Mrs. Trotter overprotecting William Ernest?
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
Have the students try to determine what William Ernest's problem really is and write an essay about it. Is he mentally slow as Gilly first thinks? Or, is he developmentally slow for a different reason? Perhaps, he is just very shy. What in the novel reveals some things about William Ernest's past that may explain his problem?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay and explain where the turning point is in the story. When does Gilly begin to accept and maybe even like living at Mrs. Trotter's. Explain what the circumstances are that changed Gilly.
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