Chapter 1: Welcome to Thompson Park
Directions: Use part of the question in your answer and write in complete sentences, there
needs to be at least four sentences in your answer. Please answer the question within the
space provided. Any writing outside of the lines will not be graded.
How has Gilly’s life been so far? How has this affected her attitude towards others?
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Chapter 2: The Man Who Comes to Supper
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Inference: Does Gilly really like moving like she says she does?
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Why does Gilly feel it is a waste to unpack?
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Why is Gilly so mean to Mrs. Trotter?
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Why does the word “mother” trigger a danger signal in Gilly’s stomach?
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Who is Gilly’s mother?
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Why is Trotter sensitive about William Ernest?
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What surprises Gilly the most about her first impression with Mr. Randolph?
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Why does Mr. Randolph need help to dinner?
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How do you think Mr. Randolph feels entrusting himself to an angry middle school student?
10. What does the word “flattery” mean?
11. What does the word “delinquency” mean?
12. What is a minor?
Constructed Response:
Directions: Use part of the question in your answer and write in complete sentences, there
needs to be at least four sentences in your answer. Please answer the question within the
space provided. Any writing outside of the lines will not be graded.
Why does Gilly misbehave in school? Why isn’t she trying to make friends with the other
students? Do you feel that Miss Harris (Gilly’s teacher) will play an important role in Gilly’s
life? Why or why not?
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The Great Gilly Hopkins
Chp. 4 “From Sarsaparilla to Sorcery”
Please answer each question using a complete sentence!!!
1.
Look in a thesaurus. What are the other meanings for the word meanest?
2.
What do you think Wordsworth meant when he wrote, “To me the meanest flower that blows can
give/thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears.”
3.
What kind of flower did William Ernest think Wordsworth was writing about?
4. How did Gilly say she felt about Wordsworth’s poetry?
5.
Why do you think she said what she did about his poem?
6.
How did Gilly really feel about Wordsworth’s poetry? Explain how you know?
7.
What do you think the line “But trailing clouds of glory do we come/ From God, who is our home…”
meant to Gilly?
Illustrating Gilly
In this chapter characters are compared to other things with similes. For each description write down what the
author is comparing the character to, and what the author is actually saying about the character.
Example: Sebastian ate like a hungry horse.
Comparison: The author is comparing Sebastian to a hungry horse.
True Meaning: The author is trying to describe how Sebastian eats a lot and that he eats quickly.
1. “Agnes withdrew her nose and shook her greasy hair, but to Gilly’s annoyance she clung like a louse nit,
scurrying beside Gilly, two or three little steps to every one of Gilly’s.” pg. 43
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2. “Agnes went stiff as a dried sponge.” Pg. 44
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“She went over and sat down opposite Agnes, who smiled like a cartoon cat across the trays.” Pg. 45
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“After lunch she allowed Agnes to follow her around the playground like a stray puppy.” Pg. 46
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5.
“A frog-eyed William Ernest stood on the threshold, trying to juggle a small tray which held a plate of cookies
and a glass of milk?
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6. “He straightened his shoulders and marched up the stairs as if he were the President of the United States.” Pg.
51
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7. Pick one of the comparisons and write that sentence and the page number under problem #9 on this paper.
8. Next illustrate that sentence on your sheet of paper. For instance if I were to draw Sebastian eating like a
horse I might draw a person with a horse’s face gobbling up food.
9. Please color your illustration with colored pencil only.