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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Ellen consider killing?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Herself.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her friend.

4. How much money does Ellen offer Starletta's family to let her stay with them?
(a) $1.
(b) $100.
(c) $10.
(d) $25.

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

6. What entertainment activity does Ellen's father entertain his guests with on New Year's Eve?
(a) He played the guitar for them.
(b) He beat Ellen.
(c) He danced for them.
(d) He fought one of his friends.

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

8. 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 Betsy.
(c) Her father.
(d) Aunt Nadine.

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

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

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

12. How does Ellen explain the item on her arm?
(a) She bought it.
(b) Her father put the squeeze on her.
(c) She fell.
(d) Her father gave it to her as a present.

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

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

15. Whom must Ellen share the pony with?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) No one.
(d) The other children in the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. The day after the funeral, where does Ellen prepare to go?

2. What well-to-do relative of Ellen's attends the funeral?

3. What activity has become an escape for Ellen?

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

5. Why does Ellen wear her coat to bed?

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