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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. What is wrong with Grace Smeath's mother?
(a) Kidney failure.
(b) A bad heart.
(c) Multiple sclerosis.
(d) Lung cancer.

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

5. What do the girls put over Elaine?
(a) Palm leaves.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Boards.
(d) Rocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cordelia digging a hole for?

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

3. Does Elaine like memorizing psalms for Sunday School?

4. How does Elaine feel about girlish things like braids and purses?

5. What makes the narrator remember Cordelia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What nightmares does Elaine have her senior year in high school?

2. How does Elaine feel when she visits the new school?

3. How does Elaine react to moving to Toronto when she is eight?

4. How does Elaine react whenever someone asks her for money?

5. In the last chapter, what does Elaine realize about the day she fell into the ravine?

6. What does Elaine remember about her birthday after the incident with the hole?

7. How does Elaine feel about playing with the other girls?

8. How does Elaine describe her marriage to Jon?

9. What does Carol look like?

10. Describe how Elaine and Cordelia are different in biology class.

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