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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What bad habit does Dora have?
(a) Peeing her pants.
(b) Biting her nails.
(c) Picking her nose.
(d) Whining.

5. One day Ellen is given an inkblot test. What does Ellen call the inkblots?
(a) Bats.
(b) Rats.
(c) Cats.
(d) Mats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who visits Ellen at school after she is a ward of the state?

2. What make-up item does Ellen contemplate wearing to her mother's funeral?

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

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

5. What does Ellen use reading for?

(see the answer key)

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