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

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

3. Why does Elaine think Carol is a sissy?
(a) Carol won't stand up for herself with the other kids.
(b) Carol thinks Elaine's father's lab is gross.
(c) Carol won't fight with Elaine.
(d) Carol won't get her fancy dress dirty.

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

5. Who offered Elaine a place to stay in Toronto?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her former teacher.
(c) Her ex-husband.
(d) Her uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a young girl, what does Elaine collect?

2. What does Elaine's mother tell her to do?

3. Which of the girls is physically maturing ahead of the others?

4. Does the narrator think she'd recognize Cordelia today?

5. What adjective best describes the narrator and Cordelia on the streetcar?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Charna want Elaine to be in the gallery when people begin arriving for the art retrospective?

2. How does Elaine feel when she sees her old school doesn't exist anymore?

3. What gives Elaine a reprieve from the other girls' tormenting?

4. Why do Jon and Elaine get married?

5. How does Elaine feel toward her ex-husband when she meets him again?

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

7. How does Elaine feel about the woman who models for her first nude female drawing?

8. How does Elaine describe her marriage to Jon?

9. What habit does Elaine develop because of Cordelia's bullying?

10. What view did Elaine have of Toronto as a child?

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