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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. After dinner, what does Mrs.Trotter suggest Gilly do for Mr. Randolph?

2. What does Gilly make for William Ernest?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 7, what opportunity pleases Gilly?

4. What happens when Gilly tells William Ernest he is going to have to stand on her shoulders while she stands on the back of a chair?

5. What kind of book does Mrs. Trotter say Mr. Randolph likes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why has Gilly decided to pay attention in Miss Harris's class?

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

5. What is Gilly's reply when Mrs. Trotter empathizes with the difficulty Gilly must have had by being moved around so often?

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

7. Why does Gilly become so upset when she learns about Mrs. Trotter's regular dinner guest, Mr. Randolph?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Have the students write an essay about Gilly resorting to stealing to get money to visit her mother. Does Gilly realize the consequences for stealing or just not care? Is stealing just part of her acting out, or is it something totally different? Explain.

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

Have the students write about Gilly's pride that everything she does that was bad. It is normal for a child to act out occasionally, but is Gilly's acting out normal? Why does she act out? What is her reward for being bad? Explain answers.

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