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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom must Ellen share the pony with?
(a) The other children in the house.
(b) No one.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her cousin.

2. In Ellen's new life with her new mama, what runs smoothly?
(a) Her world.
(b) Her mother's heart.
(c) Her car.
(d) Her horse.

3. At the grave site, who does Ellen avoid looking at?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

4. What does Ellen's father stroke while he is yelling at Ellen and her mother?
(a) His arm.
(b) A cat.
(c) His beard.
(d) A pocketknife.

5. How does Ellen's father die?
(a) Natural Causes.
(b) Murder.
(c) Alcoholism.
(d) Suicide.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the pony's name that Ellen wants to ride?

3. Why does Ellen's mother's heart stop beating?

4. How does Ellen respond to the blunt question asked by a teacher?

5. What luxuries does Ellen have in her new life that did not exist in her old life?

(see the answer key)

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