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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is at the gallery when Elaine arrives?
(a) Jon.
(b) The gallery owner.
(c) No one.
(d) A journalist.

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

3. Is the art retrospective a success?
(a) Yes, and Elaine's mind is relieved.
(b) Yes, but that doesn't seem important to Elaine.
(c) No, but only because of Elaine's attitude.
(d) No, it seems a horrible failure.

4. What does Mr. Hrbik say Elaine's first nude female drawing from a live model looks like?
(a) A tree.
(b) A train wreck.
(c) A corpse.
(d) A statue.

5. Does Elaine have a boyfriend in sixth grade?
(a) Yes, she seems deeply in love.
(b) Yes, she says it's the fashion.
(c) No, she begins to hate boys.
(d) No, she dates a lot of boys.

6. What does Elaine tell Jon, when he accuses her of still sleeping with other men?
(a) That she doesn't want anyone else.
(b) That she doesn't have time.
(c) That she has forgotten how to love anyone.
(d) That she isn't attractive to anyone else.

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

8. Does Elaine agree to help Cordelia get out of the rest home?
(a) Yes, Elaine feels too guilty not to help.
(b) No, Elaine wants retribution on Cordelia.
(c) No, Elaine is afraid of what may happen.
(d) Yes, Elaine realizes it's the right thing to do.

9. Why did Cordelia dig holes in the yard when she was young?
(a) To sit in them and feel safe.
(b) As traps for animals.
(c) To put her dolls in them.
(d) As traps for her parents.

10. What does the angry woman at the art show throw at Elaine's paintings?
(a) Blood.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Ink.
(d) Turpentine.

11. What is different about Elaine's sixth grade school?
(a) The school lets students direct their own learning.
(b) Elaine isn't in a class with Carol anymore.
(c) The boys and girls aren't separate.
(d) There is no playground.

12. What incident does Elaine claim not to remember?
(a) Cordelia running away.
(b) Her friends trapping her in the hole.
(c) Her friends leaving her outside to freeze.
(d) Her friends abusing her at the Christmas parade.

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

14. What artists are represented at Elaine's first art show?
(a) All artists from Elaine's art class.
(b) All women artists.
(c) Only Elaine.
(d) Outsider artists.

15. Where does Elaine live while she's attending college?
(a) In a sorority house.
(b) In a shared apartment.
(c) At home.
(d) In a dorm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charna say that the attendees at the art retrospective feel about Elaine?

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

3. How does Elaine describe herself in the eleventh grade?

4. What is malfunctioning in Elaine and Jon's apartment?

5. Who do Cordelia and Elaine make a game of making fun of in tenth grade?

(see the answer keys)

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