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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food item does Ellen take with her on her pony ride?
(a) Carrots.
(b) Candy.
(c) Bread.
(d) Biscuits.

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

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

4. How does Ellen describe her family before the funeral?
(a) As happy.
(b) As sad.
(c) As nice.
(d) As phonies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ellen feel that her mother is better off in the hospital than at home?

2. What season does the funeral take place in?

3. What does Ellen think her father is?

4. One day Ellen is given an inkblot test. What does Ellen call the inkblots?

5. What color is the outfit Ellen is wearing to the funeral?

(see the answer key)

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