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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Ellen feel that her mother is better off in the hospital than at home?
(a) At the hospital she can hide.
(b) At the hospital she is cared for.
(c) At the hospital her husband visits her.
(d) At the hospital her family loves her.

3. The day after the funeral, where does Ellen prepare to go?
(a) The skating rink.
(b) School.
(c) Church.
(d) The mall.

4. Why doesn't Ellen tell anyone about her problems with her father?
(a) She didn't have any problems.
(b) She didn't care about her problems.
(c) She was worried she'd get in trouble.
(d) She was scared and untrusting.

5. What item spills out of Ellen's mother's purse?
(a) Bills.
(b) Money.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Her heart pills.

6. At the grave site, who does Ellen avoid looking at?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her aunt.

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

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

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

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

11. Who are Rudolph and Ellis?
(a) Ellen's attorneys.
(b) Ellen's uncles.
(c) Ellen's friends.
(d) Ellen's brothers.

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

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. 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 her father was drunk.
(c) That she locked herself out.
(d) That her house burned down.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does Ellen plan on living with after her stay at Starletta's?

4. What does Ellen think her father is?

5. How much money does Ellen offer Starletta's family to let her stay with them?

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