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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is the narrator in the book's first flashback?
(a) A baby.
(b) A college grad.
(c) A teenager.
(d) A toddler.

3. In the present time, where does the narrator look as she walks down the street?
(a) At the sidewalk.
(b) At the women's clothes and hair.
(c) Up at the sky.
(d) Into all the shop windows.

4. What adjective best describes the narrator and Cordelia on the streetcar?
(a) Compassionate.
(b) Helpful.
(c) Sad.
(d) Critical.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What store does Elaine go to?

2. Who would the narrator and Cordelia analyze on the streetcars?

3. What is Elaine's favorite color?

4. As a young girl, what does Elaine collect?

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

(see the answer key)

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