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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who shows up and stops the person with the money from harassing Ellen?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) The police.
(d) Her father.

2. What hobby does Ellen remember helping her mother with?
(a) Reading.
(b) Skating.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Gardening.

3. What does Ellen's grandmother vow to Ellen?
(a) That Ellen would never stop paying for her mother's death.
(b) That Ellen would have to kill her.
(c) That she would always take care of Ellen.
(d) That she would kill Ellen.

4. Who agrees to let Ellen live with them temporarily?
(a) Aunt Betsy.
(b) Ellen's grandmother.
(c) Starletta's parents.
(d) The art teacher.

5. What does Dora still believe in?
(a) Santa.
(b) The Tooth Fairy.
(c) Miracles.
(d) The Easter Bunny.

6. What does Stella do in the back of the bus?
(a) Stella didn't ride the bus.
(b) Draw.
(c) Fool around with boys.
(d) Smoke.

7. On what day of the week does Ellen see the school counselor?
(a) Fridays.
(b) Thursdays.
(c) Mondays.
(d) Tuesdays.

8. Where does Ellen's grandmother make Ellen work?
(a) In the cotton fields.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) She did not make Ellen work.
(d) In the store.

9. What item(s) does Ellen receive for Christmas?
(a) Money.
(b) White paper.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Too many to list.

10. What request does Ellen consider asking her new mama?
(a) If she can move out.
(b) If she can go out to eat.
(c) If Starletta can stay over.
(d) If she can have $100.

11. What irks Nadine and Betsy about their mother's death?
(a) That Ellen will have to live with them.
(b) That it's close to Christmas.
(c) That Ellen killed their mother.
(d) Nothing, they're devasted.

12. Which character dies at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Ellen's grandmother.
(c) Aunt Betsy.
(d) Dora.

13. What is mandatory every Sunday in Ellen's new home?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Shopping.
(c) Church.
(d) Nothing.

14. What nickname does Ellen give her grandmother?
(a) Gramma.
(b) Old Lady.
(c) Honey.
(d) Witch.

15. What does Ellen do a lot of while at her new temporary residence after her grandmother's death?
(a) Eating.
(b) Partying.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Thinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do Dora and Nadine attend church?

2. Who is Ellen's imaginary boyfriend?

3. Who does Ellen spy on upon her first visit to church?

4. In Ellen's new life in Chapter 12, who wakes her up every day for school?

5. Who comes looking for Ellen with money in hand asking her to come back to live with them?

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