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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hygiene task does Ellen let her new mama perform on her?
(a) Washing her hair.
(b) Clipping her nails.
(c) Brushing her teeth.
(d) Nothing.

2. How does Ellen respond to the blunt question asked by a teacher?
(a) She ran and hid in a closet.
(b) She slapped her.
(c) She walked away.
(d) She told her the truth.

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

4. What happens to Ellen's mother's clothes?
(a) Ellen's father burned them.
(b) Ellen donated them to charity.
(c) Ellen outgrew them.
(d) Ellen's grandmother took them away.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom must Ellen share the pony with?

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

3. What does Ellen do when her mother goes to bed?

4. Who does Ellen blame for her mother's death?

5. What does Ellen contemplate before leaving the bathroom to give everyone something to talk about?

(see the answer key)

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