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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Ellen's family attends a funeral for what character?
(a) Ellen's grandmother.
(b) Ellen's aunt.
(c) Ellen's father.
(d) Ellen's mother.

3. What writing tense does the author use to tell Ellen's story?
(a) Present tense.
(b) Past tense.
(c) Past and the present tense.
(d) Future tense.

4. What method does Ellen consider using to kill someone?
(a) A bottle of pills.
(b) A pillow.
(c) A poisonous spider.
(d) A knife.

5. What well-to-do relative of Ellen's attends the funeral?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her paternal grandmother.
(d) Her maternal grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does the well-to-do relative call Ellen's father?

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

3. Where does Ellen tell her father to sleep when he passes out in the bathroom?

4. From what room does Ellen observe her family from?

5. What occupation does Aunt Nadine have?

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