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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the girls stare at Elaine from as she walks home from school?
(a) A car.
(b) The gazebo.
(c) A horse pasture.
(d) The bridge.

2. What does Elaine try to do instead of playing with her friends?
(a) Housework.
(b) Yardwork.
(c) Volunteer work.
(d) Reading.

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

4. Where does Mrs. Smeath ask Elaine to go with her family?
(a) Church.
(b) A picnic.
(c) A play.
(d) A party.

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

6. How old does Elaine turn soon after the incident with the hole?
(a) Seven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

7. What do the two women Elaine hears talking about her at the Smeath house call her?
(a) A heathen.
(b) An urchin.
(c) a poor beggar.
(d) A wildcat.

8. How does Elaine feel about the boys?
(a) As if she wants to hide from them.
(b) As if they are on her side.
(c) As if they are always watching her.
(d) As if they are out to get her.

9. What makes the narrator remember Cordelia?
(a) Coming back to the town where they knew each other.
(b) Finding an old photograph of the two of them together.
(c) Running across a mutual friend.
(d) Getting a postcard.

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

11. What are the girls playing when they put Elaine into the hole?
(a) Bloody Mary.
(b) Mary of Guelders.
(c) Mary of Modena.
(d) Mary, Queen of Scots.

12. What do Elaine's friends tell her about their bullying?
(a) That they are preparing her for the real world.
(b) That they are bigger and stronger and she must obey.
(c) That they are smarter and can outwit her.
(d) That they are trying to help her improve herself.

13. What shape is the hole Cordelia begins to dig in the back yard?
(a) Triangular.
(b) Circular.
(c) Square.
(d) Oval.

14. What does Cordelia do after Elaine is sick from being in the cold water?
(a) She sends Elaine a card to apologize, and Elaine can't tell if it's sincere.
(b) She refuses to apologize, although she gets in trouble.
(c) She feels truly sorry and gives Elaine a gift.
(d) She makes an apology she doesn't mean.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Elaine keep in her pocket for protection?

3. How did Elaine feel about coming to her art retrospective?

4. What starts to happen to Elaine when her family is on its summer trip?

5. What does the narrator say she's not ready to give up, even at fifty, though it's a nuisance?

(see the answer keys)

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