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

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

4. What does Ellen use reading for?
(a) To gain knowledge.
(b) A way to make people jealous.
(c) An escape from her past life.
(d) To test her friends.

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

6. What type of sickness does Ellen say weakens her mother's heart?
(a) Mental.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Love.
(d) Hate.

7. What does Ellen contemplate before leaving the bathroom to give everyone something to talk about?
(a) Padding her dress.
(b) Hugging her cousin.
(c) Outing her father.
(d) Hitting her aunt.

8. What season does the funeral take place in?
(a) Summer.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

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

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

11. Where does Ellen hide on New Year's Day while she waits for her father and his friends to leave her house?
(a) In the garage.
(b) In the woods.
(c) In the closet.
(d) At Starletta's house.

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

13. What errand does Ellen enjoy partaking in with her new mama?
(a) Paying the water bill.
(b) Paying the electric bill.
(c) Going to the grocery store.
(d) Pumping the gas for the car.

14. How does Ellen refer to her large head?
(a) Beutiful.
(b) Nice.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Nearly defective.

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