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

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

3. What is Ellen's father's name?
(a) Tom.
(b) Bill.
(c) Bryan.
(d) Joe.

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

5. What on Ellen's arm draws attention from her teachers?
(a) A tattoo.
(b) A cast.
(c) A bruise.
(d) A scratch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Ellen when she eats the same thing as her friend's family?

2. How does Ellen respond to the blunt question asked by a teacher?

3. Which character gives Ellen the outfit to wear to the funeral?

4. Where does Ellen celebrate her first Christmas after her mother's death?

5. Who are Rudolph and Ellis?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does Ellen justify not telling anyone about the circumstances of her mother's death?

2. 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?

3. How is Ellen wearing her mother's clothes symbolic to the story?

4. How is the pony's name, Dolphin, a symbol of freedom to Ellen?

5. How does Ellen's grandmother cause a scene at the funeral?

6. Why does Ellen have conflicting views about Starletta's family?

7. Why does Ellen feel that she is better off being a ward of the county rather than being in the custody of her father?

8. What gifts does Ellen buy herself for Christmas?

9. In what ways has Ellen's mother's family shown that they do not care if Ellen is being neglected?

10. Why does Ellen have to make sure that she retrieves the envelope of money from the mailbox before her father can get to it?

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