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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What relationship does Cordelia have to the narrator?
(a) Aunt.
(b) Best friend.
(c) Mother.
(d) Sister.

2. 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.

3. What do Elaine's friends say she's done wrong that makes them not speak to her at the Christmas parade?
(a) They say she's insulted them, but they won't say how.
(b) They say she's worn the wrong dress.
(c) They say she's said something wrong, but they won't say what.
(d) They say she's grown too tall.

4. How does Elaine feel about girlish things like braids and purses?
(a) She hates them.
(b) She begins to want them.
(c) She thinks they're ugly.
(d) She thinks they're childish.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Elaine turn soon after the incident with the hole?

2. Why does Elaine think Carol is a sissy?

3. What does Elaine have to drink while she's at the store?

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

5. What is Cordelia digging a hole for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Elaine feel toward her ex-husband when she meets him again?

2. What is Elaine's attitude toward marriage while she is dating Josef?

3. What gives Elaine a reprieve from the other girls' tormenting?

4. What does Elaine imagine will happen the day a famous figure is scheduled to come down her street in Toronto?

5. How does Elaine feel about the woman who models for her first nude female drawing?

6. Why doesn't Jon want to come to Elaine's art show?

7. What does Elaine think of Ben when she first meets him?

8. What is Stephen worried about, when Elaine goes to high school?

9. How does Elaine feel about Carol, Cordelia, and Grace when she sees them everyday after she starts sixth grade?

10. What does Carol look like?

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