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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 does Ellen call to report her grandmother's death?
(a) Aunt Nadine.
(b) The funeral home.
(c) Aunt Betsy.
(d) Her father.
2. What does Ellen tell her hostess she is doing while at her residence after her grandmother's death?
(a) Reading.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Partying.
(d) Thinking.
3. What does Ellen's grandmother vow to Ellen?
(a) That she would always take care of Ellen.
(b) That Ellen would never stop paying for her mother's death.
(c) That Ellen would have to kill her.
(d) That she would kill Ellen.
4. Ellen has to go shopping for new clothes. What new item does she treasure the most?
(a) A beautiful new dress.
(b) A pink and purple shirt.
(c) A pair of designer jeans.
(d) None, she liked the money.
5. Who comes looking for Ellen with money in hand asking her to come back to live with them?
(a) Her teacher.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her grandmother.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Ellen's imaginary boyfriend?
2. What does Ellen almost forget?
3. Who is keeping tabs on Ellen and her father for Ellen's grandmother?
4. What truth does Ellen's grandmother constantly remind Ellen of?
5. What will Ellen miss the most about her grandmother's house?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Ellen express a lack of belonging throughout Chapters 1-8?
2. Using details from the text, describe Ellen and her grandmother's relationship.
3. What types of new experiences is Ellen exposed to at her stay with Julia and Roy?
4. What happens to Julia and Roy after Ellen moves out?
5. Why is church mandatory for Ellen when she moves in with her new mama?
6. In what ways does Ellen's grandmother display paranoia?
7. Why does Ellen choose to give Nadine and Dora pictures of kittens for Christmas instead of a picture of a brooding ocean?
8. Why does Ellen begin signing her papers with the last name Foster?
9. Using details from the text, describe how Ellen spends her time at Nadine's house.
10. Why didn't Dora want to tell Ellen about Dora and Nadine's usual Christmas ritual?
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