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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What do Elaine's friends tell her about their bullying?
(a) That they are preparing her for the real world.
(b) That they are trying to help her improve herself.
(c) That they are bigger and stronger and she must obey.
(d) That they are smarter and can outwit her.

5. Who does Elaine think is telling her to die?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) Her inner self.
(c) Grace.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Elaine make mistakes on her Sunday School tests?

2. How does Elaine feel about Grace Smeath's mother?

3. What does Elaine try to do instead of playing with her friends?

4. What word does Elaine use to describe her profession?

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

(see the answer key)

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