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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Elaine feel about coming to her art retrospective?
(a) She was excited about going but worried about the expense.
(b) She didn't want to go.
(c) She was thrilled and couldn't wait to leave.
(d) She wanted to go, but only stay for one day.

2. What starts to happen to Elaine when her family is on its summer trip?
(a) She starts falling asleep all the time.
(b) She starts having nightmares.
(c) She starts getting dizzy.
(d) Her vision starts getting fuzzy.

3. What is strange about the girls' seating arrangements at the parade?
(a) All of the girls sit around Elain so Elain can't see.
(b) The girls stand on their seats.
(c) None of the girls sits near Elaine.
(d) All of the girls sit low, where they can't see.

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

5. When Elaine dreams of Toronto, where is she?
(a) On the bus.
(b) In the sewers.
(c) Lost.
(d) At home.

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

7. Who offered Elaine a place to stay in Toronto?
(a) Her former teacher.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her ex-husband.
(d) Her uncle.

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

9. The narrator thinks of time as having a what?
(a) Circle.
(b) Spiral.
(c) Wave.
(d) Slope.

10. What does Elaine try to do instead of playing with her friends?
(a) Housework.
(b) Volunteer work.
(c) Reading.
(d) Yardwork.

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

12. What does Elaine keep in her pocket for protection?
(a) A polished stone.
(b) A cat's eye marble.
(c) A wilted daisy.
(d) A fly trapped in amber.

13. What did Elaine think of Jon's dirty mattress when they were first dating?
(a) She hated it.
(b) She liked it.
(c) She was repulsed by it.
(d) She was afraid of it.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What trick does Elaine begin using to get out of situations she doesn't like?

3. What do the two women Elaine hears talking about her at the Smeath house call her?

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

5. Who do the little girls from Elaine's memories remind her of?

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