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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. At the store, what does someone try to steal from Elaine?
(a) Her package.
(b) Her wallet.
(c) Her watch.
(d) Her jewelry.

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

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

7. What relationship does Stephen have to the narrator?
(a) Brother.
(b) Son.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Father.

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

9. 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.

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

11. What relationship does Cordelia have to the narrator?
(a) Sister.
(b) Best friend.
(c) Mother.
(d) Aunt.

12. What is the name of the new friend that Elaine makes?
(a) Jane.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Jill.
(d) Jackie.

13. Where do the girls stare at Elaine from as she walks home from school?
(a) The bridge.
(b) A car.
(c) A horse pasture.
(d) The gazebo.

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

15. What do the girls make with weed flowers, nightshade berries, leaves, and horse chestnuts?
(a) Pretend meals.
(b) Bouquets.
(c) A witches' brew.
(d) A painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elaine stop to eat downtown at the beginning of Chapter 7?

2. What job does Elaine's father get in Toronto?

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

4. Why does Elaine make mistakes on her Sunday School tests?

5. What does Cordelia do with Elaine's hat?

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