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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 11, how does Gilly respond to what she is told she is going to do?

2. What does Gilly tell William Ernest in her letter to him?

3. After the Thanksgiving holiday is over, what happens?

4. What does Gilly tell William Ernest in her December 16 letter to him?

5. In Chapter 12, what is for dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. How quickly is the move from Mrs. Trotter's to her grandmother's going to take?

2. What happens to Gilly's relationship with William Ernest when she is permitted to stay with Mrs. Trotter?

3. The night before Gilly is to leave the Trotter home, what is distressing Gilly the most?

4. What happens to Gilly's plans to go see her mother in California?

5. What is Gilly trying to explain to Miss Ellis about her mother's post card?

6. Why is Gilly concerned when her grandmother promises to get her out of the Trotter foster home?

7. Why does Gilly choose her uncle's bedroom over her mother's?

8. In Chapter 12, who else is Gilly surprisingly sad to be leaving?

9. What becomes clear in the letters exchanged between Miss Harris and Gilly?

10. What is Gilly trying to teach William Ernest and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Have the students write an essay about Gilly resorting to stealing to get money to visit her mother. Does Gilly realize the consequences for stealing or just not care? Is stealing just part of her acting out, or is it something totally different? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Have the students write about Gilly's pride that everything she does that was bad. It is normal for a child to act out occasionally, but is Gilly's acting out normal? Why does she act out? What is her reward for being bad? Explain answers.

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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