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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What job does Elaine give up?
(a) Taking a neighbor's baby for strolls around the block.
(b) Mowing the neighbors' lawns.
(c) Babysitting for a neighbor after school.
(d) Walking a neighbor's dog.

3. Why does Elaine stop reciting the prayers at church?
(a) Because she's in too much pain.
(b) Because she can't forgive Mrs. Smeath.
(c) Because she can't remember the words to the prayers.
(d) Because she hates Cordelia's God.

4. Does Elaine know the Santa Claus in the parade is not the real Santa?
(a) Yes, she knows he is someone dressed as Santa.
(b) Yes, but not until her father tells her later.
(c) No, she believes he is real.
(d) No, at first she thinks he isn't real, but she gets convinced during the parade.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Elaine stop to eat downtown at the beginning of Chapter 7?

3. Does Elaine color differently with her friends than with her brother?

4. What is wrong with Grace Smeath's mother?

5. What adjective did people use to describe Toronto in the past?

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