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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 Mrs. Trotter do to soothe Gilly back to sleep in Chapter 12?
2. What does Gilly tell William Ernest in her December 16 letter to him?
3. What does Miss Harris tell Gilly when she writes to her?
4. What is Mrs. Trotter's reaction when Gilly admits taking money from Mr. Randolph?
5. When is Gilly to leave Mrs.Trotter's home?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Gilly concerned when her grandmother promises to get her out of the Trotter foster home?
2. What happens when Mr. Randolph gets sick?
3. Who is the strange visitor while everyone is sick and why does she tell Gilly she is there?
4. In Chapter 14, what does Gilly write about in her letters to Mrs. Trotter and William Ernest?
5. What does Gilly find in Mrs. Trotter's open purse and where was it when she found it?
6. What is the exciting news when Gilly writes her final letter in the novel to her foster family?
7. What happens to Gilly's plans to go see her mother in California?
8. In Chapter 12, who else is Gilly surprisingly sad to be leaving?
9. What kind of tie does Gilly pick out for Mr. Randolph after he gets a spot on his own tie?
10. Why doesn't Mrs. Trotter step in and fight to keep Gilly living with her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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