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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ellen's father sign over to his relatives?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The family farm.
(c) The custody of Ellen.
(d) The family car.

2. What is the weather like at the funeral service?
(a) It was foggy.
(b) It was rainy.
(c) It was sunny.
(d) It was cold.

3. Why does Ellen's mother's heart stop beating?
(a) Her heart never stopped beating.
(b) She was stabbed.
(c) She overdosed on pills.
(d) She was scared.

4. Why does Ellen wear her coat to bed?
(a) She only had on her coat.
(b) She was cold.
(c) She didn't want to touch the covers.
(d) She was too tired to take her coat off.

5. In order to stay the night at Starletta's house, what lie does Ellen tell Starletta's parents?
(a) That she was scared.
(b) That she locked herself out.
(c) That her house burned down.
(d) That her father was drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ellen hide on New Year's Day while she waits for her father and his friends to leave her house?

2. What animal does Ellen hope her pony would scare away?

3. Who does Ellen stop speaking to?

4. Who does Ellen plan on living with after her stay at Starletta's?

5. How does Ellen feel about her aunt?

(see the answer key)

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