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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A drive through what part of town is necessary to reach the location where the funeral service is being held?
(a) Business.
(b) 'Colored'.
(c) Ritzy.
(d) Farm.

2. What item spills out of Ellen's mother's purse?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Bills.
(c) Her heart pills.
(d) Money.

3. What object does Ellen spy in one yard that she would like to have?
(a) A nice family.
(b) A pile of leaves.
(c) A gnome.
(d) An angel fountain.

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

5. Who does Ellen blame for her mother's death?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Herself.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ellen describe her family before the funeral?

2. What is Nadine's response to the drive through this part of town?

3. What bad habit does Dora have?

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

5. What type of sickness does Ellen say weakens her mother's heart?

(see the answer key)

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