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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before the end of the service, but after the fight with Ellen's father, what does this well-to-do relative do?
(a) Kidnaps Ellen.
(b) Slaps Ellen's father.
(c) Leaves the service.
(d) Slaps Ellen.

2. What luxuries does Ellen have in her new life that did not exist in her old life?
(a) Food, books and television.
(b) Food, clothes and friends.
(c) Horses, parents and clothes.
(d) Books, parents and horses.

3. Which character gives Ellen the outfit to wear to the funeral?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Dora.
(d) Aunt Nadine.

4. Who is the main character in the story?
(a) Mavis.
(b) Starletta.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Dora.

5. How does Ellen honor her mother?
(a) Ellen wore her clothes.
(b) Ellen made a shrine.
(c) Ellen killed her father.
(d) Ellen painted a picture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ellen blame for her mother's death?

2. What writing tense does the author use to tell Ellen's story?

3. What food item does Ellen take with her on her pony ride?

4. Where does Ellen tell her father to sleep when he passes out in the bathroom?

5. When Ellen returns to school after the funeral, what does one teacher bluntly ask her?

(see the answer key)

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