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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who decides that Ellen must move in with a family member?
(a) Julia.
(b) The courts.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her father.

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

3. Why does Ellen wear her coat to bed?
(a) She was too tired to take her coat off.
(b) She was cold.
(c) She only had on her coat.
(d) She didn't want to touch the covers.

4. What day does Ellen dread?
(a) The one where she must move in with her aunt.
(b) When she turns 18.
(c) The one where she must move back in with her father.
(d) The one where Starletta forgets about her.

5. What item does Ellen's new mama never seem to run out of?
(a) Food.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Money.
(d) Gas.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many guests does Ellen invite to her birthday party?

2. What hobby does Ellen remember helping her mother with?

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

4. What color is the outfit Ellen is wearing to the funeral?

5. What does Ellen use reading for?

(see the answer key)

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