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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Does Elaine color differently with her friends than with her brother?
(a) No, but she colors more with the girls.
(b) Yes, she colors differently in the world of girls.
(c) No, she colors exactly the same.
(d) Yes, because she is getting older and better at coloring.

2. In the present time, where does the narrator look as she walks down the street?
(a) At the women's clothes and hair.
(b) At the sidewalk.
(c) Up at the sky.
(d) Into all the shop windows.

3. What does the narrator say she's not ready to give up, even at fifty, though it's a nuisance?
(a) Memory.
(b) Hope.
(c) Vanity.
(d) Imagination.

4. What has someone drawn on the poster for her art exhibit that Elaine sees?
(a) An atomic explosion.
(b) A mustache.
(c) The word "Run!"
(d) A stick figure.

5. Does Elaine know the Santa Claus in the parade is not the real Santa?
(a) No, she believes he is real.
(b) Yes, she knows he is someone dressed as Santa.
(c) No, at first she thinks he isn't real, but she gets convinced during the parade.
(d) Yes, but not until her father tells her later.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a young girl, what does Elaine collect?

2. What adjective best describes the narrator and Cordelia on the streetcar?

3. What job does Elaine's father get in Toronto?

4. What does Jon's note to Elaine under the mat say?

5. At the store, what does someone try to steal from Elaine?

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