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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What bad habit does Dora have?
(a) Picking her nose.
(b) Peeing her pants.
(c) Whining.
(d) Biting her nails.

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

5. What on Ellen's arm draws attention from her teachers?
(a) A cast.
(b) A tattoo.
(c) A scratch.
(d) A bruise.

6. What is the pony's name that Ellen wants to ride?
(a) Bullet.
(b) Happy.
(c) Dolphin.
(d) Dancer.

7. How long does Ellen's new roommate let her stay when Ellen runs away from her father's home?
(a) A week.
(b) Forever.
(c) A month.
(d) The weekend.

8. How does Ellen's father die?
(a) Natural Causes.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Murder.
(d) Alcoholism.

9. Who is Dora?
(a) Ellen's aunt.
(b) Ellen's sister.
(c) Ellen's friend.
(d) Ellen's cousin.

10. Who does Ellen tell the teacher she wants to live with when the teacher asks Ellen to call someone to pick her up?
(a) Starletta's family.
(b) Aunt Nadine.
(c) Aunt Betsy.
(d) Her father.

11. What name does the well-to-do relative call Ellen's father?
(a) A failure.
(b) A drunk.
(c) A bastard.
(d) A snob.

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

13. What does Ellen's father sign over to his relatives?
(a) The family car.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The custody of Ellen.
(d) The family farm.

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

15. What does Ellen's father stroke while he is yelling at Ellen and her mother?
(a) His arm.
(b) His beard.
(c) A cat.
(d) A pocketknife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ellen hide on New Year's Day while she waits for her father and his friends to leave her house?

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

3. How does Ellen refer to her large head?

4. Who does Ellen stop speaking to?

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

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