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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. Elaine thinks that others consider people in her profession to be:
(a) Bossy.
(b) Snobbish.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Lazy.

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

3. How did Elaine feel about coming to her art retrospective?
(a) She didn't want to go.
(b) She was thrilled and couldn't wait to leave.
(c) She was excited about going but worried about the expense.
(d) She wanted to go, but only stay for one day.

4. Who does Elaine think is telling her to die?
(a) Grace.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her inner self.
(d) Cordelia.

5. What does Elaine stop to eat downtown at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) A bagel.
(b) Pizza.
(c) A sandwich.
(d) Doughnuts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the girls put over Elaine?

2. What makes the narrator remember Cordelia?

3. What do the girls make with weed flowers, nightshade berries, leaves, and horse chestnuts?

4. Who does Elaine pray to instead of God?

5. Does Elaine like memorizing psalms for Sunday School?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Jon and Elaine get married?

2. What is Stephen worried about, when Elaine goes to high school?

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

4. What is Elaine's attitude toward marriage while she is dating Josef?

5. How does Elaine try to frighten Cordelia in tenth grade?

6. Why is Cordelia in the rest home?

7. What does Carol tell all the other children about Elaine?

8. How does Elaine react to the other girls' bullying?

9. How does Elaine feel about Carol, Cordelia, and Grace when she sees them everyday after she starts sixth grade?

10. Who does Elaine believe she sees when she comes out of the cold water?

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