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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 Gilly play on Mrs. Trotter's piano?

2. What does Gilly decide about William Ernest after he learns to fly the plane?

3. What does Gilly mean when she says Trotter must think Gilly's "mental"?

4. After all her work dusting both homes, what does Gilly have to show for it?

5. What kind of class does Gilly's new principal say she should be in?

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 usual trick to get her teachers upset about her abilities?

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

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

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

6. What is so special to Gilly about the photo she carries with her from foster home to foster home?

7. What happens to Gilly when she is cleaning shelves for Mr. Randolph while he is in the room?

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

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

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 time Gilly spends caring for Mr. Randolph, Mrs. Trotter, and William Ernest while they were ill. Why does she stay home from school to care for them? Does she just want to skip school or does she genuinely care about them? What changes are seen in Gilly as she cares for the three people?

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

Explain what happens when Gilly finally meets her mother. What surprises her about her mother? What does her mother say or do that upsets her? Why does she want to leave? What does Mrs. Trotter tell her that makes her decide to stay with her grandmother?

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