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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Elaine's favorite color?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

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

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

4. What does Cordelia do with Elaine's hat?
(a) She throws it into a ravine.
(b) She steals it and hides it.
(c) She burns it.
(d) She cuts it into pieces.

5. Who does Elaine pray to instead of God?
(a) The Holy Ghost.
(b) The Virgin Mary.
(c) Saint Bernadette.
(d) The baby Jesus.

6. What do the girls make with weed flowers, nightshade berries, leaves, and horse chestnuts?
(a) Pretend meals.
(b) A painting.
(c) Bouquets.
(d) A witches' brew.

7. What is the name of the new friend that Elaine makes?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Jackie.
(c) Jill.
(d) Jane.

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

9. What do the two women Elaine hears talking about her at the Smeath house call her?
(a) a poor beggar.
(b) A wildcat.
(c) An urchin.
(d) A heathen.

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

11. Why does Elaine think Carol is a sissy?
(a) Carol won't stand up for herself with the other kids.
(b) Carol thinks Elaine's father's lab is gross.
(c) Carol won't fight with Elaine.
(d) Carol won't get her fancy dress dirty.

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

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

14. What famous figure is coming to Toronto?
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) Roy Rogers.
(c) Ingrid Bergman.
(d) Princess Elizabeth.

15. What does Elaine stop to eat downtown at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) A sandwich.
(b) Pizza.
(c) A bagel.
(d) Doughnuts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Elaine like memorizing psalms for Sunday School?

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

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

4. What store does Elaine go to?

5. What do Elaine's friends say she's done wrong that makes them not speak to her at the Christmas parade?

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