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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Cordelia digging a hole for?
(a) A racetrack.
(b) A dollhouse.
(c) A clubhouse.
(d) A swimming pool.

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

5. What does Jon's note to Elaine under the mat say?
(a) Aloha.
(b) Welcome.
(c) Blessings.
(d) Tidings.

6. Does Elaine like memorizing psalms for Sunday School?
(a) Yes, but she likes them but can never remember them.
(b) Yes, she enjoys memorizing psalms.
(c) No, she hates memorizing them and never does.
(d) No, she dislikes them but memorizes them anyway.

7. Why does Elaine lie about the number of Valentines she got?
(a) She got only one, from her brother.
(b) She got more than her friends.
(c) She got none.
(d) She got less than her friends.

8. What does Elaine's mother tell her to do?
(a) Ignore the other girls.
(b) Pretend everything is okay.
(c) Stand up for herself.
(d) Avoid the other girls.

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

10. What does Cordelia do after Elaine is sick from being in the cold water?
(a) She makes an apology she doesn't mean.
(b) She refuses to apologize, although she gets in trouble.
(c) She sends Elaine a card to apologize, and Elaine can't tell if it's sincere.
(d) She feels truly sorry and gives Elaine a gift.

11. 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.

12. What makes the narrator remember Cordelia?
(a) Getting a postcard.
(b) Coming back to the town where they knew each other.
(c) Finding an old photograph of the two of them together.
(d) Running across a mutual friend.

13. 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.

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

15. What does Elaine have to drink while she's at the store?
(a) A cappuccino.
(b) A milkshake.
(c) An herbal tea.
(d) A vodka sour.

Short Answer Questions

1. Elaine thinks that others consider people in her profession to be:

2. At the store, what does someone try to steal from Elaine?

3. What are the girls playing when they put Elaine into the hole?

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

5. What relationship does Cordelia have to the narrator?

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