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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps Ellen with her work in the fields?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Mavis.
(c) No one.
(d) Her father.

2. How long is Ellen's father gone the day after the funeral?
(a) About 2 hours.
(b) About 48 hours.
(c) About 24 hours.
(d) Her father does not leave after the funeral.

3. Who is fired from her job as a teacher?
(a) Bill.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Jim.
(d) Julia.

4. What is left in Ellen's mailbox each month?
(a) Bills.
(b) Food.
(c) Money.
(d) Clothes.

5. In order to stay the night at Starletta's house, what lie does Ellen tell Starletta's parents?
(a) That her father was drunk.
(b) That her house burned down.
(c) That she was scared.
(d) That she locked herself out.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ellen refer to her large head?

2. What does Ellen's father sign over to his relatives?

3. What does Bill do to Ellen on New Year's Eve?

4. What season does the funeral take place in?

5. What type of employment does Starletta's parents do?

(see the answer key)

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