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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many siblings does Ellen have at her new mother's house?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 0.

3. Where does Ellen's grandmother make Ellen work?
(a) In the store.
(b) In the cotton fields.
(c) She did not make Ellen work.
(d) In the kitchen.

4. Who is Julia's husband?
(a) Jim.
(b) Roy.
(c) Bill.
(d) Tom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ellen returns to school after the funeral, what does one teacher bluntly ask her?

2. Who does Ellen invite over to spend the night at her new mama's house at the end of the novel?

3. What health care options does Ellen's grandmother shun?

4. What gift do Julia and Roy give Ellen for her birthday?

5. What nickname does Ellen give her grandmother?

(see the answer key)

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