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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 does Stella do in the back of the bus?
(a) Stella didn't ride the bus.
(b) Smoke.
(c) Fool around with boys.
(d) Draw.
2. In Ellen's new life in Chapter 12, who wakes her up every day for school?
(a) Starletta.
(b) Stella.
(c) Roger.
(d) Her new mama.
3. What does Ellen vow to do if her grandmother starts to die?
(a) Wake her up.
(b) Throw water on her.
(c) Let her die.
(d) Run away.
4. Who comes looking for Ellen with money in hand asking her to come back to live with them?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her teacher.
(d) Her grandmother.
5. Which character dies at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Aunt Betsy.
(b) Dora.
(c) Ellen's grandmother.
(d) Ellen.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why do Betsy and Nadine start fighting over their mother's death?
2. What is Ellen's favorite thing to do while at her new residence after her grandmother's death?
3. What is Starletta fascinated with at Ellen's new home?
4. What does Ellen tell her hostess she is doing while at her residence after her grandmother's death?
5. What does Dora still believe in?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what ways does Ellen's grandmother display paranoia?
2. Ellen found several questionable items in her cousin's bedroom. Why doesn't Ellen tell her aunt about these items?
3. Why does Ellen begin signing her papers with the last name Foster?
4. What are some of the family secrets that Ellen uncovers/discovers while Ellen is living with her grandmother?
5. What happens to Julia and Roy after Ellen moves out?
6. Why is church mandatory for Ellen when she moves in with her new mama?
7. What types of new experiences is Ellen exposed to at her stay with Julia and Roy?
8. How does Ellen celebrate her 11th birthday?
9. Why do Ellen and Starletta keep a list?
10. Why is Ellen worried about her grandmother dying?
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