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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 happens when Gilly reminds Mrs. Trotter she once said she'd "never let her go"?
2. In Chapter 11, how does Gilly respond to what she is told she is going to do?
3. When is Gilly to leave Mrs.Trotter's home?
4. What does Mrs. Randolph give Gilly as a going-away present?
5. How long is the ride to Gilly's new home?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Gilly's plans to go see her mother in California?
2. What does Gilly's grandmother try to do as she prepares for her daughter's visit?
3. What becomes clear in the letters exchanged between Miss Harris and Gilly?
4. 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?
5. What does Gilly find in Mrs. Trotter's open purse and where was it when she found it?
6. What is the exciting news when Gilly writes her final letter in the novel to her foster family?
7. How different is Gilly's new home from Mrs. Trotter's?
8. What does Gilly intend to do with all the money she has stolen?
9. In Chapter 12, who else is Gilly surprisingly sad to be leaving?
10. Who is the strange visitor while everyone is sick and why does she tell Gilly she is there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain what Gilly sees about William Ernest that no one else seems to see. Why does Gilly think he's being overprotected? What does she do about it? How does she explain this to Mrs. Trotter?
Essay Topic 2
Imagine Gilly's desperate need to live with her mother. Write an essay about her desperation and explain why it was so important to her. Is it normal after eight years, when she doesn't even remember her mother, to feel that way? What makes it worse for her?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about the scene where Miss Ellis comes to tell Gilly she must go live with her grandmother. What is Miss Ellis trying to explain about Gilly's mother? Why doesn't Mrs. Trotter try to keep Gilly from leaving?
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