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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. How many boys did Gilly fight with at recess?

2. What is written on the note Agnes gives to Gilly when they walk home from school together?

3. What does Mrs. Trotter reply when Mr. Randolph compliments her dinner?

4. Who else does Gilly decide to enlist to help her find more money at Mr. Randolph's house?

5. How does Gilly feel about her prank?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Agnes Stokes take for granted about Gilly?

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

3. What analogy does Gilly use to describe Miss Harris's seeming lack of emotions?

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

5. What is Gilly thinking after meeting her new foster mother, Mrs. Trotter?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the scene where Miss Ellis comes to tell Gilly she must go live with her grandmother. What is Miss Ellis trying to explain about Gilly's mother? Why doesn't Mrs. Trotter try to keep Gilly from leaving?

Essay Topic 2

Have the students write an essay about Gilly's adverse reaction to Mr. Randolph and Miss Harris being black. Besides the fact it was obvious she had little experience around people of a different race, what other reasons could there have been for her feelings? Did she pick this up from her other foster parents? Could the location of where she lived have anything to do with it?

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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