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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 do Betsy and Nadine start fighting over their mother's death?
(a) They fought over clothes.
(b) They felt that Ellen killed her.
(c) They feel they ignored her.
(d) They fought over money.

2. What incentive does someone offer Ellen when they show up looking for her?
(a) Money.
(b) Candy.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A Family.

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

4. What is Ellen's favorite slide to view on her microscope?
(a) Paramecia.
(b) Diatoms.
(c) Euglena.
(d) Blood.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What irks Nadine and Betsy about their mother's death?

2. What does Stella do in the back of the bus?

3. What is mandatory every Sunday in Ellen's new home?

4. Why does Ellen's grandmother threaten to break Ellen's hands?

5. Whose classroom does Ellen pass on her way to music class?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, Ellen tells the reader that her grandmother passed away. Ellen feels that in her death her grandmother left "the score two to one". What score is Ellen referring to and why does Ellen make this statement?

2. Why is church mandatory for Ellen when she moves in with her new mama?

3. Why do Ellen and Starletta keep a list?

4. Ellen's grandmother forces Ellen to go to work. Describe Ellen's job duties.

5. Using detail from the text to support your answer, why does Ellen decide to treat Nadine's residence like a hotel?

6. Using details from the text, describe how Ellen spends her time at Nadine's house.

7. What happens to Julia and Roy after Ellen moves out?

8. In Chapter 8, how is the reader once again introduced to the time frame of the novel?

9. In Chapter 9, Ellen's father shows up at her school; using details from the text describe the scene that followed.

10. Using details from the text, describe Ellen and her grandmother's relationship.

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