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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ellen think her father is?
(a) A friend.
(b) A nice guy.
(c) A mean monster.
(d) A hard worker.

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

3. What item does Ellen's new mama never seem to run out of?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Food.
(c) Money.
(d) Gas.

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

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

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

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

8. What does Bill do to Ellen on New Year's Eve?
(a) Sexually assulted her.
(b) Beat her.
(c) Hugged her.
(d) Gave her a present.

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

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

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

12. What make-up item does Ellen contemplate wearing to her mother's funeral?
(a) Eye shadow.
(b) Eye liner.
(c) Lipstick.
(d) Blush.

13. 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 her husband visits her.
(c) At the hospital her family loves her.
(d) At the hospital she is cared for.

14. 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.

15. A drive through what part of town is necessary to reach the location where the funeral service is being held?
(a) Business.
(b) Farm.
(c) Ritzy.
(d) 'Colored'.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Ellen tell her father to sleep when he passes out in the bathroom?

3. What animal does Ellen hope her pony would scare away?

4. What happens to Ellen's mother's clothes?

5. Who does Ellen consider killing?

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