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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Does Elaine know about the interview?
(a) No, she's surprised and not happy.
(b) No, she's happily surprised.
(c) Yes, she's looking forward to it.
(d) Yes, but she'd forgotten.

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

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

6. Why doesn't Elaine want to look at her paintings?
(a) They make her too sad about her past losses.
(b) She is afraid of the angry feelings they bring up.
(c) She finds mistakes and wants to start over.
(d) She thinks they'll influence her newer paintings.

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

8. What store does Elaine go to?
(a) Barbie's Candy Store.
(b) Simpson's Department Store.
(c) Kitty's Kite Shop.
(d) Johnson's Hardware.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. What are the girls playing when they put Elaine into the hole?
(a) Mary of Modena.
(b) Mary of Guelders.
(c) Mary, Queen of Scots.
(d) Bloody Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Elaine turn soon after the incident with the hole?

2. During the Christmas parade, what does Cordelia scold Elaine for after her father leaves?

3. How does Elaine feel about the boys?

4. What does Cordelia warn that nightshade berries do?

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

(see the answer keys)

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