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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 is Ellen's grandmother's response when Ellen asks her grandmother why she hates her?
(a) Every time she looks at Ellen, she sees Ellen's father.
(b) Every time she looks at Ellen, she sees her husband.
(c) Every time she looks at Ellen, she sees Ellen's mother.
(d) She said she didn't hate Ellen.

2. What grade is Stella in?
(a) 12th.
(b) 7th.
(c) 6th.
(d) 10th.

3. Who is Ellen placed to live with?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her uncle.

4. What does Dora still believe in?
(a) Santa.
(b) The Tooth Fairy.
(c) Miracles.
(d) The Easter Bunny.

5. What is Ellen's favorite thing to do while at her new residence after her grandmother's death?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Look at her microscope.
(c) Party.
(d) Play video games.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ellen spy on during her free time?

2. What does Ellen almost forget?

3. What happens to Ellen from working so hard in the fields?

4. What does Ellen discover in Dora's underwear drawer?

5. Why does Ellen think Starletta likes white boys?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the post-church ritual for Ellen and her new family?

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

4. Why is Ellen worried about her grandmother dying?

5. What are some of the family secrets that Ellen uncovers/discovers while Ellen is living with her grandmother?

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

7. How does Ellen celebrate her 11th birthday?

8. What types of new experiences is Ellen exposed to at her stay with Julia and Roy?

9. In Chapter 11, Ellen tells the reader that her grandmother passed away. Ellen feels that in her death her grandmother left "the score two to one". What score is Ellen referring to and why does Ellen make this statement?

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

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