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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. Does Elaine like the gallery where her art is exhibited?
(a) No, she doesn't like the street it's on.
(b) No, she doesn't like the environment.
(c) Yes, she begins to like it after a while.
(d) Yes, she likes it immediately.

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

3. Does the narrator think she'd recognize Cordelia today?
(a) No, she doesn't think either would recognize the other.
(b) No, but she thinks Cordelia would recognize her right away.
(c) Yes, but she thinks it would take a few moments.
(d) Yes, she thinks she would recognize Cordelia right away.

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

5. Why doesn't Elaine want to look at her paintings?
(a) They make her too sad about her past losses.
(b) She thinks they'll influence her newer paintings.
(c) She finds mistakes and wants to start over.
(d) She is afraid of the angry feelings they bring up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cordelia do after Elaine is sick from being in the cold water?

2. What store does Elaine go to?

3. Who does Elaine think is telling her to die?

4. What does Elaine notice about the boys and girls at Tortonto's shopping centers?

5. Does Elaine color differently with her friends than with her brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Elaine feel out of place when she first goes to the art exhibit?

2. How does Elaine feel about the women she talks to at the art retrospective?

3. How does Elaine think of killing herself?

4. Why is Cordelia in the rest home?

5. How does Elaine behave during the interview?

6. What does the narrator think happens to things that are past?

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

8. How does Elaine's mother greet her after she comes out of the cold water?

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

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

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