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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cordelia do with Elaine's hat?
(a) She steals it and hides it.
(b) She cuts it into pieces.
(c) She burns it.
(d) She throws it into a ravine.

2. How does Elaine feel about Grace Smeath's mother?
(a) She feels apologetic towar her.
(b) She dislikes her and avoids her.
(c) She loves her cooking.
(d) She feels badly for her.

3. What is wrong with Grace Smeath's mother?
(a) Multiple sclerosis.
(b) Kidney failure.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) A bad heart.

4. Why did Elaine paint artworks of her mother after she died?
(a) To forget her grief.
(b) To understand her death.
(c) To change her memory.
(d) To keep her timeless.

5. At the store, what does someone try to steal from Elaine?
(a) Her wallet.
(b) Her package.
(c) Her watch.
(d) Her jewelry.

6. Who does Elaine think is telling her to die?
(a) Grace.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her inner self.

7. What does Cordelia want to punish Elaine for, after the incident with the cold water?
(a) Telling lies about religion.
(b) Not forgiving them.
(c) Telling on the girls.
(d) Being sick and weakly.

8. Where do Elaine and her friends watch the Christmas parade from?
(a) Grace's mother's car.
(b) The building where her father works.
(c) The roof of the school.
(d) The top of a double-decker bus.

9. What is one of Elaine's favorite childhood games?
(a) Marbles.
(b) Hopscotch.
(c) Jacks.
(d) Checkers.

10. Who does Elaine see on the escalator after she has her drink?
(a) A drunk woman asking for money.
(b) A child who can't find his mother.
(c) An old school friend and her husband.
(d) A dog running around without an owner.

11. What did Jon's ex-girlfriend throw at him and Elaine?
(a) Bread rolls.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Soup.
(d) Coffee.

12. What is strange about the girls' seating arrangements at the parade?
(a) All of the girls sit around Elain so Elain can't see.
(b) None of the girls sits near Elaine.
(c) All of the girls sit low, where they can't see.
(d) The girls stand on their seats.

13. During the Christmas parade, what does Cordelia scold Elaine for after her father leaves?
(a) Acting afraid and getting Cordelia in trouble.
(b) Talking too much and telling lies.
(c) Being impolite and not saying anything.
(d) Making too much noise and moving around too much.

14. What part of the narrator's body is bloodied?
(a) Her knee.
(b) Her wrists.
(c) Her nose.
(d) Her fingers.

15. What does John make for a living?
(a) Chairs shaped like ordinary objects.
(b) Wrapping paper designs.
(c) Resin body parts for movies.
(d) Strange shaped bottles for soft drinks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What careers do Elaine's daughters have?

2. What do the two women Elaine hears talking about her at the Smeath house call her?

3. How does Elaine feel about girlish things like braids and purses?

4. What does Cordelia do after Elaine is sick from being in the cold water?

5. Does Elaine know the Santa Claus in the parade is not the real Santa?

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