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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 upsets Gilly on the morning before she is to go for her first day of school?

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

3. Who does Gilly walk home after they are finished flying the plane?

4. What does Mrs. Trotter say to Gilly after watching William Ernest fly the plane?

5. What happens while Gilly is in her room looking at the mail?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Gilly feel about the books she finds on Mr. Randolph's bookshelf?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Gilly do at recess on the playground?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Imagine Gilly's desperate need to live with her mother. Write an essay about her desperation and explain why it was so important to her. Is it normal after eight years, when she doesn't even remember her mother, to feel that way? What makes it worse for her?

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