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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. What does Gilly play on Mrs. Trotter's piano?

3. What trick did Gilly play at her previous school?

4. What does Gilly perceive to be her first job with William Ernest?

5. What does Gilly run away with at recess?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Gilly and Agnes have in common?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Mr. Evans, Gilly's new principal, explain about the class he is putting Gilly into?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Have the students write an essay about what it was like for Gilly being a foster child. What does it mean to be a foster child? Is there a stigma being a foster child? How many foster homes had Gilly been in before Mrs. Trotter's? Why? Was it any fault of her own? How did this affect her attitude?

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