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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator compare time to?
(a) Fire.
(b) Water.
(c) Air.
(d) Earth.

2. Why did Elaine paint artworks of her mother after she died?
(a) To keep her timeless.
(b) To forget her grief.
(c) To change her memory.
(d) To understand her death.

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

4. What part of the narrator's body is bloodied?
(a) Her fingers.
(b) Her nose.
(c) Her knee.
(d) Her wrists.

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

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

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

8. Where does Mrs. Smeath ask Elaine to go with her family?
(a) A party.
(b) Church.
(c) A picnic.
(d) A play.

9. Why does Elaine make mistakes on her Sunday School tests?
(a) Because she doesn't study.
(b) Because she gets nervous when taking tests.
(c) So the girls won't call her a goody-goody.
(d) Because Cordelia is blackmailing her.

10. What does Cordelia warn that nightshade berries do?
(a) Make a stain that won't come out.
(b) Give you nightmares.
(c) Turn you into a zombie.
(d) Kill you with a drop of juice.

11. How does Mrs. Smeath characterize the children's mistreatment of Elaine?
(a) As a crime.
(b) As a sin against God.
(c) As God's punishment for Elaine.
(d) As a sin against nature.

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

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

14. What is Ben's advice to Elaine about going to the art retrospective?
(a) He tells her to go because she'll enjoy it.
(b) He tells her not to go.
(c) He tells her not to go and instead take a holiday with him.
(d) He tells her to go and pretend she's having a good time.

15. What does the narrator say she's not ready to give up, even at fifty, though it's a nuisance?
(a) Imagination.
(b) Vanity.
(c) Memory.
(d) Hope.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Elaine lie about the number of Valentines she got?

2. Does Elaine know the Santa Claus in the parade is not the real Santa?

3. Who does Elaine think is telling her to die?

4. Which of the girls is physically maturing ahead of the others?

5. What is strange about the girls' seating arrangements at the parade?

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