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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jonathan's father do for a living in New York City?
(a) He's a justice of the peace
(b) He's a lawyer
(c) He's a police officer
(d) He's a court baliff

2. What does Ellen say about the sound of her father's voice as he heads up the stairway after their argument?
(a) That it's disembodied like the Cheshire Cat
(b) That there's a stutter to it like the Cowardly Lion
(c) That it's lofty, like the Wizard of Oz
(d) That it sounds drugged like the Mad Hatter

3. What is the name of the newspaper in which the story of Ellen's arrest appears?
(a) The Herald
(b) The News
(c) The Tribune
(d) The Times

4. How does Ellen make the trip back to Langhorne?
(a) Rental car
(b) Train
(c) Bus
(d) Plane

5. What two words are repeated in the lullaby Ellen's mother sings to her?
(a) Lullaby and good-night
(b) Ellen and Mama
(c) Peace and joy
(d) Safe and sound

6. Where did Ellen's parents go after their marriage ceremony?
(a) Cambers Street
(b) Mexico
(c) Niagra Falls
(d) Florida

7. What class had Ellen been in with her jailer?
(a) French
(b) Literature
(c) Spanish
(d) English

8. What does Ellen say her mother does the day after their marriage?
(a) Makes curtains out of sheets
(b) Throws a reception party
(c) Goes home to her mother
(d) Cries

9. How many windows are in the room where Kate receives her chemotherapy treatment?
(a) Three
(b) None
(c) Two
(d) One

10. What do Ellen and Kate eat in the park?
(a) Peanut butter and jelly
(b) Blueberries
(c) Bananas
(d) Cookies

11. Where did Stevie die?
(a) Arabia
(b) Ohio
(c) Georgia
(d) Vietnam

12. Which of the following is not one of the activities Ellen describes having with her mother?
(a) Trips to restaurants
(b) Trips to movie theaters
(c) A trip to a museum
(d) A trip to the beach

13. What does Kate say Ellen would do as a child while she cooked?
(a) Run away
(b) Plead for tastes
(c) Read
(d) Stir flour and water together

14. What day do Brian and Jeff return home for Thanksgiving?
(a) Tuesday
(b) Wednesday
(c) Sunday
(d) Thursday

15. What does Ellen break just before preparing to leave?
(a) A porcelein bell
(b) A pitcher
(c) A glass
(d) A picture frame

Short Answer Questions

1. What day was it that Ellen and her brothers went for ice cream?

2. What does Ellen say is the effect of her father's affair on her parents' marriage?

3. What does Kate say she's done to cause her back to hurt?

4. What breaks the silence after the waiter takes their order?

5. What does Kate say she left at City Hall on her wedding day?

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