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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What trick does Elaine begin using to get out of situations she doesn't like?
(a) Pretending to have a siezure.
(b) Fainting.
(c) Making her nose bleed.
(d) Having a screaming fit.

2. What did Jon's ex-girlfriend throw at him and Elaine?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Bread rolls.
(c) Spaghetti.
(d) Soup.

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

4. How old does Elaine turn soon after the incident with the hole?
(a) Nine.
(b) Seven.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

5. Does Elaine like the gallery where her art is exhibited?
(a) Yes, she begins to like it after a while.
(b) No, she doesn't like the street it's on.
(c) Yes, she likes it immediately.
(d) No, she doesn't like the environment.

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

7. Who would the narrator and Cordelia analyze on the streetcars?
(a) Old ladies.
(b) Drivers.
(c) Children.
(d) Pedestrians.

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

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

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

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

12. What do Elaine's friends say she's done wrong that makes them not speak to her at the Christmas parade?
(a) They say she's grown too tall.
(b) They say she's worn the wrong dress.
(c) They say she's insulted them, but they won't say how.
(d) They say she's said something wrong, but they won't say what.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Elaine pray to instead of God?

2. What does Elaine's mother tell her to do?

3. Who does Elaine see on the escalator after she has her drink?

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

5. How did Elaine feel about coming to her art retrospective?

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