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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 humorous note does Miss Harris add in her letter to Gilly?

2. What does Miss Ellis ask Gilly when she visits her?

3. How long is the ride to Gilly's new home?

4. Just as Mr. Randolph starts feeling a little better, what happens?

5. What does Mrs. Trotter threaten everyone if they don't eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the exciting news when Gilly writes her final letter in the novel to her foster family?

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

3. What happens when Mr. Randolph gets sick?

4. How different is Gilly's new home from Mrs. Trotter's?

5. What does Gilly find in Mrs. Trotter's open purse and where was it when she found it?

6. While everyone else enjoys the belated Thanksgiving dinner Gilly cooked, what is happening to her?

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

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

9. Why doesn't Gilly feel her mother's picture fit in her new room?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Have the students write an essay about Mr. Randolph's apparent fear that his son will make him move in with him. Why is he so determined to stay on his own? Aren't his blindness and age reasons enough he should move in with someone who can look after him? Is he grasping to his last shred of independence? Is this common among elderly, or is this just one man's stubbornness?

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

What happens when Gilly's grandmother shows up--not just the bad timing but the fact that she does show up? Is Gilly surprised? Happy? Disappointed? Uncertain? After all her time wanting to be with her mother, why does Gilly react as she does when she learns her mother wants her to be with her grandmother? Answer and explain in an essay.

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