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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 day does Ellen dread?
(a) When she turns 18.
(b) The one where she must move back in with her father.
(c) The one where she must move in with her aunt.
(d) The one where Starletta forgets about her.

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

3. Who leaves envelopes of money in Ellen's mailbox?
(a) Starletta's family.
(b) Julia.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Mavis.

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

5. Who does Ellen spy on upon her first visit to church?
(a) Aunt Betsy.
(b) The 'Foster' family.
(c) Her boyfriend.
(d) Starletta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only question Ellen's grandmother asks Ellen on the drive to her house?

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

3. Who is fired from her job as a teacher?

4. Which character dies at the end of Chapter 11?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Ellen and Starletta keep a list?

2. Using details from the text, describe Ellen's shopping system.

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

4. 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?

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

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

7. How do Nadine and Betsy react to their mother's death?

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

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

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

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