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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. When William Ernest asks if he can visit Gilly, what does Mrs. Trotter say?

2. What happens as Gilly's grandmother is telling her how upset she is about Gilly's foster home?

3. What does Gilly's grandmother ask about school?

4. In Chapter 11, what happens at twelve after nine?

5. What happens when Gilly reminds Mrs. Trotter she once said she'd "never let her go"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Mrs. Ellis's concern when she talks to Mrs. Trotter about Gilly's problems?

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

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

5. What happens to Gilly when Miss Ellis tells her she is going to have to live with her grandmother?

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

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

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

9. What does Gilly's grandmother try to do as she prepares for her daughter's visit?

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

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 2

Have the students try to determine what William Ernest's problem really is and write an essay about it. Is he mentally slow as Gilly first thinks? Or, is he developmentally slow for a different reason? Perhaps, he is just very shy. What in the novel reveals some things about William Ernest's past that may explain his problem?

Essay Topic 3

In an essay answer the following questions: Why is Mrs. Trotter so determined to keep Gilly living with her, even after Gilly has stolen money to run away? What is motivating Mrs. Trotter to fight so hard to keep Gilly?

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