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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What luxuries does Ellen have in her new life that did not exist in her old life?
(a) Horses, parents and clothes.
(b) Food, clothes and friends.
(c) Books, parents and horses.
(d) Food, books and television.

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

4. What occupation does Aunt Nadine have?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A housewife.
(c) A food slicer demonstrator.
(d) A funeral director.

5. Who takes Ellen into town for a new coat?
(a) Starletta's father.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her grandmother.

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

7. In order to stay the night at Starletta's house, what lie does Ellen tell Starletta's parents?
(a) That her father was drunk.
(b) That she was scared.
(c) That she locked herself out.
(d) That her house burned down.

8. 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.

9. From what room does Ellen observe her family from?
(a) The bedroom.
(b) The dining room.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The kitchen.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What entertainment activity does Ellen's father entertain his guests with on New Year's Eve?

2. What bad habit does Dora have?

3. Why does Ellen's mother's heart stop beating?

4. What does Ellen do when her mother goes to bed?

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

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