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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What color is the outfit Ellen is wearing to the funeral?
(a) Blue-checked.
(b) Red plaid.
(c) Red-checked.
(d) Blue plaid.
2. What hygiene task does Ellen let her new mama perform on her?
(a) Washing her hair.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Brushing her teeth.
(d) Clipping her nails.
3. Where does Ellen tell her father to sleep when he passes out in the bathroom?
(a) In his automobile.
(b) In the bed.
(c) Outside.
(d) In the bathroom.
4. 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 she is cared for.
(d) At the hospital her family loves her.
5. What is Ellen's father's name?
(a) Bryan.
(b) Bill.
(c) Tom.
(d) Joe.
Short Answer Questions
1. What errand does Ellen enjoy partaking in with her new mama?
2. Who is the main character in the story?
3. Before the end of the service, but after the fight with Ellen's father, what does this well-to-do relative do?
4. Who does Ellen plan on living with after her stay at Starletta's?
5. Why does Ellen refuse to play with Starletta's toys?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Ellen have conflicting views about Starletta's family?
2. How is Ellen's obsessive side shown in Chapter 6?
3. How does Ellen's selection of gifts show that Ellen has to take responsibility for herself?
4. How is Ellen's grandmother's removal of Ellen's mother's clothes symbolic to the story?
5. Why does Ellen have to make sure that she retrieves the envelope of money from the mailbox before her father can get to it?
6. How is Ellen's former life and her new life an example of dualism?
7. In Chapter 1, Ellen contemplates killing someone. How does Ellen plan to kill this person and respond to the death if she actually goes through with it?
8. In what ways has Ellen's mother's family shown that they do not care if Ellen is being neglected?
9. In Chapter 2, how does Ellen hint at favoritism towards her mother's family?
10. What are some of the fun and leisure activities Ellen is granted in her new home?
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