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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 4, what does Gilly offer to do with William Ernest after dinner?
2. What is written on the note Agnes gives to Gilly when they walk home from school together?
3. Who is Gilly Hopkins?
4. What does Miss Harris admit after class?
5. What does Gilly to to frighten William Ernest?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Agnes Stokes take for granted about Gilly?
2. What happens to Gilly when she is cleaning shelves for Mr. Randolph while he is in the room?
3. What does Mr. Evans, Gilly's new principal, explain about the class he is putting Gilly into?
4. What unpleasant memory does Gilly have when she thinks about Mrs. Trotter overprotecting William Ernest?
5. In the beginning of Chapter 1, what is learned about Gilly Hopkins' time in the foster system?
6. How does Mr. Randolph explain the word "mean" to Gilly when she asks how a flower can be mean?
7. What does Gilly feel about the books she finds on Mr. Randolph's bookshelf?
8. What analogy does Gilly use to describe Miss Harris's seeming lack of emotions?
9. What makes Gilly change her mind and comb her hair for her first day of school?
10. What does Gilly do at recess on the playground?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Have the students write an essay about Gilly's adverse reaction to Mr. Randolph and Miss Harris being black. Besides the fact it was obvious she had little experience around people of a different race, what other reasons could there have been for her feelings? Did she pick this up from her other foster parents? Could the location of where she lived have anything to do with it?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay and explain where the turning point is in the story. When does Gilly begin to accept and maybe even like living at Mrs. Trotter's. Explain what the circumstances are that changed Gilly.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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