View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elaine find in her parents' cellar?
(a) Her flowered hat.
(b) Her cat's eye marble.
(c) A letter from Cordelia.
(d) A letter from Stephen.

2. What grade is Cordelia in when Elaine is in sixth grade?
(a) Sixth grade.
(b) Seventh grade.
(c) Eighth grade.
(d) Ninth grade.

3. What does Elaine's mother talk about?
(a) Stephen's death.
(b) Stephen as a young child.
(c) Stephen as a teenager.
(d) Stephen as a grown man.

4. What does Elaine do at the studio, after the art retrospective?
(a) Make eggs.
(b) Throw things.
(c) Cry.
(d) Take a bath.

5. What movie does Elaine think could have been directed by Josef?
(a) One where a man fled from all his relationships.
(b) One where a man jumped off a bridge for a woman.
(c) One where a painter fell in love with his student.
(d) One where a woman went crazy because of men.

6. What does Elaine find, after Susie calls her urgently for help?
(a) Susie has gotten drunk and hurt herself accidentally.
(b) Susie has hurt herself trying to give herself an abortion.
(c) Susie has tried to kill herself.
(d) Susie has been injured by Josef.

7. What does Jon call Elaine?
(a) Man.
(b) Dude.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Pal.

8. What type of clothes does Elaine wear in college?
(a) White flowing dresses.
(b) Black turtlenecks and jeans.
(c) T-shirts and a long, leather jacket.
(d) Short skirts and revealing tops.

9. Does Elaine give the woman money?
(a) Yes, Elaine gives her money.
(b) Yes, but then she takes it back.
(c) No, Elaine says she can't spare any money.
(d) No, Elaine walks away without saying anything.

10. What type of job does Elaine get when she graduates college?
(a) Designing magazine ads.
(b) Designing book covers.
(c) Drawing educational cartoons.
(d) Drawing fashion illustrations.

11. What happens to the bridge over the ravine?
(a) It falls into the river and is rebuilt.
(b) It is broken and closed to the public.
(c) It burns down.
(d) It's torn down and replaced.

12. What was the purpose of the beautiful and meaningful Virgin Mary statue Elaine saw?
(a) To restore what is lost.
(b) To forgive sins.
(c) To give unconditional love.
(d) To punish the wicked.

13. What is malfunctioning in Elaine and Jon's apartment?
(a) The water.
(b) The electricity.
(c) The air conditioning.
(d) The heat.

14. What does Elaine's therapist accuse her of?
(a) Hiding things.
(b) Trying to be perfect.
(c) Not facing her problems.
(d) Not trusting men.

15. What type of church did Elaine like best, when she would go to different churches on impulse?
(a) Mosques.
(b) Catholic churches.
(c) Baptist churches.
(d) Methodist churches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Elaine look for in churches?

2. How does Elaine feel when she leaves the retrospective for the studio?

3. How does Elaine try to kill herself?

4. What does the angry woman at the art show throw at Elaine's paintings?

5. What does Elaine do to her hair when she's in eighth grade?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 492 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample