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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does the well-to-do relative call Ellen's father?
(a) A bastard.
(b) A snob.
(c) A drunk.
(d) A failure.

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

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

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

5. What does Ellen think her father is?
(a) A nice guy.
(b) A mean monster.
(c) A hard worker.
(d) A friend.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ellen use reading for?

3. What make-up item does Ellen contemplate wearing to her mother's funeral?

4. Before the end of the service, but after the fight with Ellen's father, what does this well-to-do relative do?

5. What has Ellen's mother's absence forced Ellen to obtain for herself?

(see the answer key)

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