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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 Ellen tell her hostess she is doing while at her residence after her grandmother's death?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Partying.
(c) Thinking.
(d) Reading.

2. Ellen has to go shopping for new clothes. What new item does she treasure the most?
(a) A beautiful new dress.
(b) None, she liked the money.
(c) A pink and purple shirt.
(d) A pair of designer jeans.

3. Why does Ellen think Starletta likes white boys?
(a) They could give her more financially.
(b) Because Starletta admired Ellen, and Ellen liked them.
(c) Starletta is white.
(d) Starletta did not like white boys.

4. On what day of the week does Ellen see the school counselor?
(a) Fridays.
(b) Tuesdays.
(c) Mondays.
(d) Thursdays.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ellen end up giving Nadine and Dora for Christmas?

3. Who shows up and stops the person with the money from harassing Ellen?

4. What room does Ellen stay in at her grandmother's house?

5. What does Ellen tell her Aunt Nadine she would like for Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Ellen worried about her grandmother dying?

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. Why does Ellen choose to give Nadine and Dora pictures of kittens for Christmas instead of a picture of a brooding ocean?

10. How does Ellen express a lack of belonging throughout Chapters 1-8?

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