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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 Miss Harris tell Gilly when she writes to her?

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

3. What does the man at the ticket booth do after Gilly gives him the money for her ticket?

4. What does Mrs. Randolph give Gilly as a going-away present?

5. Why does Mr. Randolph ask Gilly to pick out a wild tie for him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Mr. Randolph gets sick?

2. Why doesn't Mrs. Trotter step in and fight to keep Gilly living with her?

3. What does Gilly intend to do with all the money she has stolen?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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

In an essay explain the effect leaving has on Gilly. What happens when she has a nightmare the night before she is to leave? What does Mrs. Trotter do and say to help her with the adjustment of moving? What does this tell readers about Mrs. Trotter and Gilly's relationship dynamics?

Essay Topic 3

Have the students write an essay about Gilly's tendency to believe she is better than anyone else. Does it go beyond high self-esteem to the point of conceit? What drives her to be better, smarter, stronger, etc.? Is there anything wrong with feeling that way? If so, what?

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