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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 Ellen do a lot of while at her new temporary residence after her grandmother's death?
(a) Partying.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Eating.
(d) Thinking.

2. What is Starletta fascinated with at Ellen's new home?
(a) The carpet.
(b) The garden.
(c) The backyard.
(d) The kitchen.

3. Whose classroom does Ellen pass on her way to music class?
(a) Starletta's.
(b) Stella's.
(c) Roger's.
(d) Dora's.

4. What other activities must Ellen do on Sundays in her new home?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Wash, and clean the dishes.
(c) Wash, and do her homework.
(d) Scrub the floors and vaccum.

5. What is Dora and Nadine's response to Ellen's Christmas gift?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Fake joy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ellen's favorite thing to do while at her new residence after her grandmother's death?

2. What does Ellen almost forget?

3. Who helps Ellen with her work in the fields?

4. What gift do Julia and Roy give Ellen for her birthday?

5. Who is Ellen's imaginary boyfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Ellen and Starletta keep a list?

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. Ellen found several questionable items in her cousin's bedroom. Why doesn't Ellen tell her aunt about these items?

10. Why is Ellen worried about her grandmother dying?

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