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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Elaine want to look at her paintings?
(a) They make her too sad about her past losses.
(b) She is afraid of the angry feelings they bring up.
(c) She finds mistakes and wants to start over.
(d) She thinks they'll influence her newer paintings.

2. What word does Elaine use to describe her profession?
(a) Artist.
(b) Artiste.
(c) Illustrator.
(d) Painter.

3. What does Elaine notice about the boys and girls at Tortonto's shopping centers?
(a) They're trying to look grown up.
(b) They're trying to look like children.
(c) They look shabby and poor.
(d) They look like each other.

4. What is wrong with Grace Smeath's mother?
(a) Kidney failure.
(b) A bad heart.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Multiple sclerosis.

5. During the Christmas parade, what does Cordelia scold Elaine for after her father leaves?
(a) Acting afraid and getting Cordelia in trouble.
(b) Making too much noise and moving around too much.
(c) Being impolite and not saying anything.
(d) Talking too much and telling lies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the girls playing when they put Elaine into the hole?

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

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

4. Where does Mrs. Smeath ask Elaine to go with her family?

5. The narrator thinks of time as having a what?

(see the answer key)

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