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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cordelia want to punish Elaine for, after the incident with the cold water?
(a) Telling lies about religion.
(b) Telling on the girls.
(c) Not forgiving them.
(d) Being sick and weakly.

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

3. In the present time, where does the narrator look as she walks down the street?
(a) At the sidewalk.
(b) At the women's clothes and hair.
(c) Up at the sky.
(d) Into all the shop windows.

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

5. What adjective did people use to describe Toronto in the past?
(a) Old-fashioned.
(b) Dull.
(c) Hopping.
(d) Homey.

6. Who does Elaine see on the escalator after she has her drink?
(a) A dog running around without an owner.
(b) A child who can't find his mother.
(c) A drunk woman asking for money.
(d) An old school friend and her husband.

7. What has someone drawn on the poster for her art exhibit that Elaine sees?
(a) An atomic explosion.
(b) The word "Run!"
(c) A stick figure.
(d) A mustache.

8. What careers do Elaine's daughters have?
(a) Teacher and lawyer.
(b) Accountant and doctor.
(c) Architect and dentist.
(d) Librarian and scientist.

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

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

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

12. How does Elaine feel about the boys?
(a) As if she wants to hide from them.
(b) As if they are on her side.
(c) As if they are out to get her.
(d) As if they are always watching her.

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

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

15. How old is the narrator in the book's first flashback?
(a) A baby.
(b) A toddler.
(c) A teenager.
(d) A college grad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does the narrator think she'd recognize Cordelia today?

2. What does Elaine buy for the art exhibit?

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

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

5. What store does Elaine go to?

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