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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) Fool around with boys.
(b) Stella didn't ride the bus.
(c) Draw.
(d) Smoke.
2. Who is Roger's mother?
(a) Starletta.
(b) Stella.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Ellen's new mama.
3. What other activities must Ellen do on Sundays in her new home?
(a) Scrub the floors and vaccum.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Wash, and clean the dishes.
(d) Wash, and do her homework.
4. Who does Ellen call to report her grandmother's death?
(a) Aunt Betsy.
(b) The funeral home.
(c) Aunt Nadine.
(d) Her father.
5. Why does Ellen think Starletta likes white boys?
(a) Starletta did not like white boys.
(b) Because Starletta admired Ellen, and Ellen liked them.
(c) They could give her more financially.
(d) Starletta is white.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Ellen tell her hostess she is doing while at her residence after her grandmother's death?
2. What incentive does someone offer Ellen when they show up looking for her?
3. When do Dora and Nadine attend church?
4. Which character dies at the end of Chapter 11?
5. In Chapter 11, what truths does Ellen begin to figure out?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what ways does Ellen's grandmother display paranoia?
2. What types of new experiences is Ellen exposed to at her stay with Julia and Roy?
3. In Chapter 8, how is the reader once again introduced to the time frame of the novel?
4. What are some of the family secrets that Ellen uncovers/discovers while Ellen is living with her grandmother?
5. Using details from the text, describe Ellen and her grandmother's relationship.
6. Why didn't Dora want to tell Ellen about Dora and Nadine's usual Christmas ritual?
7. Using details from the text, describe how Ellen spends her time at Nadine's house.
8. Why is church mandatory for Ellen when she moves in with her new mama?
9. Why does Ellen begin signing her papers with the last name Foster?
10. What happens to Julia and Roy after Ellen moves out?
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