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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Ellen's new life with her new mama, what runs smoothly?
(a) Her world.
(b) Her car.
(c) Her horse.
(d) Her mother's heart.

2. What food item does Ellen take with her on her pony ride?
(a) Bread.
(b) Carrots.
(c) Biscuits.
(d) Candy.

3. Who does Ellen plan on living with after her stay at Starletta's?
(a) Aunt Betsy.
(b) Aunt Nadine.
(c) Nowhere.
(d) Her grandmother.

4. What activity has become an escape for Ellen?
(a) Playing computer games.
(b) Shopping.
(c) Reading.
(d) Drinking.

5. What present does Ellen give to Starletta's family?
(a) Money.
(b) A fish.
(c) A rooster.
(d) A spoon rest.

6. What does Ellen's friend's family sometimes eat?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Snow.
(c) Bugs.
(d) Dirt.

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

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

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

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

11. Before the end of the service, but after the fight with Ellen's father, what does this well-to-do relative do?
(a) Leaves the service.
(b) Slaps Ellen's father.
(c) Slaps Ellen.
(d) Kidnaps Ellen.

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

13. What organization does Ellen join to curb her boredom in the winter?
(a) The basketball team.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The show choir.
(d) The Girl Scouts.

14. What happens to Ellen when she eats the same thing as her friend's family?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Her father slapped her.
(c) She wanted more.
(d) She got sick.

15. What is the weather like at the funeral service?
(a) It was rainy.
(b) It was sunny.
(c) It was cold.
(d) It was foggy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only member of Starletta's family who can read?

2. Who does Ellen tell the teacher she wants to live with when the teacher asks Ellen to call someone to pick her up?

3. What occupation does Aunt Nadine have?

4. Which character gives Ellen the outfit to wear to the funeral?

5. What on Ellen's arm draws attention from her teachers?

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