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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Ellen stop speaking to?
2. What does Ellen's friend's family sometimes eat?
3. How long is Ellen's father gone the day after the funeral?
4. How much money does Ellen offer Starletta's family to let her stay with them?
5. Why does Ellen feel that her mother is better off in the hospital than at home?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Ellen's former life and her new life an example of dualism?
2. How does the fact that Ellen is concerned with snakes in her new life hint at how she feels about the members of her family?
3. In Chapter 2, how does Ellen hint at favoritism towards her mother's family?
4. How does Ellen's selection of gifts show that Ellen has to take responsibility for herself?
5. Why does Ellen choose Starletta's parents when asked by the school board if Ellen has someone to take care of her?
6. How is Ellen's grandmother's removal of Ellen's mother's clothes symbolic to the story?
7. In what ways does the author indicate that Ellen's father killed Ellen's mother?
8. Why does Ellen have conflicting views about Starletta's family?
9. Up to Chapter 7, what are some of the ways Ellen covers up for her father?
10. The author never indicates the time period of when the events in Ellen's life are taking place. How can one tell from the context about clues that Ellen's story happens in fairly modern times?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Using the discussions from class and details from the text list some of the ways Ellen had to fend for herself.
Essay Topic 2
Throughout the story Ellen is neglected by her father. Write a description of how her father neglected her and the effects of the neglect on Ellen's life.
Essay Topic 3
Using the text and class discussions as an aid describe some of Ellen's fears and how she overcame them.
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