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Standard IV C4 Artifact: Novel Quiz

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Below is a test which I created based on the novel The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson.  I created this test to assess student comprehension of the text at a level which my students could access and understand.

                                                                                                       

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The Great Gilly Hopkins

Chapters 1 – 4 Quiz

 

1)  What is Gilly’s full first name?

        a)  Galadriel

        b)  Gillian

 

2)  What does Gilly end up doing with her bubble gum while she was in Ms. Ellis’ car?

        a)  Gilly puts it in her hair

        b)  Gilly puts it on the car door handle

 

3)  What is Gilly’s new foster mother’s name?

        a)  Ms. Ellis

        b)  Mrs. Trotter

        c)  Mrs. Randolph

 

4)  Who is Courtney Rutherford Hopkins?

        a)  Gilly’s new friend

        b)  Gilly’s mother

 

5)  How did Gilly’s hair look on her first day of school?

        a)  Gilly’s hair is in pigtails

        b)  Gilly’s hair is very messy

        c)  Gilly’s hair is combed and clean

 

6)  Why is Gilly mad when Mrs. Trotter tells her to make the beds?

        a)  Gilly hates doing chores

        b)  Gilly wanted Mrs. Trotter to tell her to fix her hair

 

7)  What grade is Gilly in?

        a)  7th grade

        b)  5th grade

        c)  6th grade

 

8)  What happens at recess on Gilly’s first day of school?

        a)  She makes lots of friends

        b)  She gets detention

        c)  She gets into a fight with a group of boys

 

9)  Who is Agnes Stokes?

        a)  Gilly’s cousin

        b)  A girl from Gilly’s new school

 

10)  What does Gilly find when she takes the book “Sarsaparilla to Sorcery” from Mr. Randolph’s shelf?

        a)  A picture of Mr. Randolph’s children

        b)  Two five dollar bills

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