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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what room does Ellen observe her family from?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The dining room.

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

3. What type of sickness does Ellen say weakens her mother's heart?
(a) Hate.
(b) Love.
(c) Mental.
(d) Diabetes.

4. Where does Ellen tell her father to sleep when he passes out in the bathroom?
(a) In his automobile.
(b) Outside.
(c) In the bathroom.
(d) In the bed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ellen's father die?

2. What occupation does Aunt Nadine have?

3. What does Ellen use reading for?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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