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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. In Chapter 10, who is at the door?
2. Near the end of Chapter 11, what does Mrs. Ellis ask Gilly?
3. When is Gilly to leave Mrs.Trotter's home?
4. In Chapter 11, what does Gilly do that she rarely comes close to doing in her life?
5. What does Gilly teach William Ernest?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Gilly intend to do with all the money she has stolen?
2. What does Gilly's grandmother try to do as she prepares for her daughter's visit?
3. What does Gilly realize about her grandmother after she learns the woman lost her son in the war, her daughter when she ran away, and her husband four years earlier to death?
4. What happens to Gilly when Miss Ellis tells her she is going to have to live with her grandmother?
5. In Chapter 14, what does Gilly write about in her letters to Mrs. Trotter and William Ernest?
6. In Chapter 12, who else is Gilly surprisingly sad to be leaving?
7. Why doesn't Mrs. Trotter step in and fight to keep Gilly living with her?
8. What is Mrs. Ellis's concern when she talks to Mrs. Trotter about Gilly's problems?
9. While everyone else enjoys the belated Thanksgiving dinner Gilly cooked, what is happening to her?
10. What happens during Thanksgiving week that keeps Gilly away from school on Tuesday and Wednesday?
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
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 3
Have the students explain Gilly's reaction to her grandmother and her new home. What fact stands out to Gilly? Why can't she put out her mother's photograph?
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