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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who visits Ellen at school after she is a ward of the state?
(a) No one.
(b) Her mother.
(c) A psychiatrist.
(d) Her father.

3. What is Nadine's response to the drive through this part of town?
(a) She asks to stop for some coffee.
(b) She rolls up the window.
(c) She locks her doors.
(d) She did not have a response.

4. What does Ellen contemplate before leaving the bathroom to give everyone something to talk about?
(a) Hugging her cousin.
(b) Hitting her aunt.
(c) Outing her father.
(d) Padding her dress.

5. Why does Ellen's mother's heart stop beating?
(a) She was stabbed.
(b) She was scared.
(c) Her heart never stopped beating.
(d) She overdosed on pills.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the grave site, who does Ellen avoid looking at?

3. What does Ellen think her father is?

4. Whom must Ellen share the pony with?

5. What happens to Ellen when she eats the same thing as her friend's family?

(see the answer key)

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