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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. Who is keeping tabs on Ellen and her father for Ellen's grandmother?
(a) Ellis and Rudolph.
(b) Mavis.
(c) Starletta's family.
(d) Julia and Roy.

2. Who is Julia?
(a) The art teacher.
(b) Ellen's grandmother.
(c) Starletta's mom.
(d) Ellen's aunt.

3. After her grandmother's death, whose room does Ellen have to stay in at her new residence?
(a) Nadine's.
(b) The living room.
(c) Dora's.
(d) Nadine's old husband's.

4. Who decides that Ellen must move in with a family member?
(a) Julia.
(b) Her father.
(c) The courts.
(d) Her uncle.

5. What do Ellen and Starletta keep a list of?
(a) They kept a list of boys they liked.
(b) They kept a list of girls they hated.
(c) They kept a list of the times Ellen stayed over.
(d) They kept a list of what they needed to tell each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ellen's imaginary boyfriend?

2. Who is Julia's husband?

3. In what room does Ellen stay at her first temporary home?

4. What day does Ellen dread?

5. What is Ellen's favorite thing to do while at her new residence after her grandmother's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Using details from the text, describe Ellen's shopping system.

3. Why does Ellen feel that Starletta only likes Tom for his money?

4. Why does Ellen begin signing her papers with the last name Foster?

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

6. How does Ellen celebrate her 11th birthday?

7. What is the post-church ritual for Ellen and her new family?

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

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

10. In Chapter 10 the reader is introduced to Ellen's naivety. Even though Ellen is wise beyond her years, what does Ellen think about the sharecroppers who work on her grandmother's farm?

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