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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Ellen returns to school after the funeral, what does one teacher bluntly ask her?
(a) Why was she wearing so many clothes.
(b) Where had she been.
(c) Where her father was.
(d) How her mother died.

3. What other activities must Ellen do on Sundays in her new home?
(a) Wash, and clean the dishes.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Wash, and do her homework.
(d) Scrub the floors and vaccum.

4. Which character dies at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Aunt Betsy.
(c) Dora.
(d) Ellen's grandmother.

5. How does Ellen respond to the blunt question asked by a teacher?
(a) She walked away.
(b) She told her the truth.
(c) She ran and hid in a closet.
(d) She slapped her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ellen consider killing?

2. How many guests does Ellen invite to her birthday party?

3. The day after the funeral, where does Ellen prepare to go?

4. Ellen has to go shopping for new clothes. What new item does she treasure the most?

5. What does Ellen do when her mother goes to bed?

(see the answer key)

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