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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is one of Elaine's favorite childhood games?
(a) Hopscotch.
(b) Marbles.
(c) Checkers.
(d) Jacks.

3. How does Elaine feel about girlish things like braids and purses?
(a) She hates them.
(b) She thinks they're childish.
(c) She thinks they're ugly.
(d) She begins to want them.

4. Does the narrator think she'd recognize Cordelia today?
(a) No, but she thinks Cordelia would recognize her right away.
(b) Yes, but she thinks it would take a few moments.
(c) Yes, she thinks she would recognize Cordelia right away.
(d) No, she doesn't think either would recognize the other.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ben's advice to Elaine about going to the art retrospective?

2. What does the narrator compare time to?

3. What adjective best describes the narrator and Cordelia on the streetcar?

4. What relationship does Cordelia have to the narrator?

5. Does Elaine like the gallery where her art is exhibited?

(see the answer key)

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