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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. When Ellen does not go to her grandmother's funeral, what does Dora tell her?
(a) To stay out of her room.
(b) That she was selfish.
(c) To go.
(d) To have fun.

2. How does Ellen say her father dies?
(a) From a stroke.
(b) From drinking too much.
(c) From a fall.
(d) From the flu.

3. What one materialistic possession is the only thing Ellen really cares about?
(a) Jewels.
(b) Cars.
(c) Money.
(d) Clothes.

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

5. What health care options does Ellen's grandmother shun?
(a) Her therapist.
(b) Her doctor and medicine.
(c) Her chiropractor.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ellen placed to live with?

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

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

4. How many guests does Ellen invite to her birthday party?

5. What one thing does Ellen not do for her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ellen celebrate her 11th birthday?

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

3. Ellen had to go to court to decide whose custody Ellen should be in. Describe what happened in court.

4. In what ways does Ellen's grandmother display paranoia?

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

6. Why does Ellen dread the day that Starletta 'forgot about her"?

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

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

9. Why is Ellen worried about her grandmother dying?

10. During Ellen's Christmas stay at Nadine's, what does Ellen hope for?

(see the answer keys)

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