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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. How does Ellen respond to her grandmother's reply as to why her grandmother hates her?
(a) She replied that she didn't do anything.
(b) She replied that she hated her, too.
(c) She replied that it was her mother's fault.
(d) She did not reply.

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

3. Who does Ellen call to report her grandmother's death?
(a) The funeral home.
(b) Aunt Nadine.
(c) Aunt Betsy.
(d) Her father.

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

5. Who agrees to let Ellen live with them temporarily?
(a) Ellen's grandmother.
(b) The art teacher.
(c) Aunt Betsy.
(d) Starletta's parents.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Ellen and Starletta keep a list of?

3. Whose behavior is worse since the death of Ellen's mother?

4. What one materialistic possession is the only thing Ellen really cares about?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why didn't Dora want to tell Ellen about Dora and Nadine's usual Christmas ritual?

3. Why do Ellen and Starletta keep a list?

4. Using details from the text, describe how Ellen spends her time at Nadine's house.

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 8, how is the reader once again introduced to the time frame of the novel?

9. In Chapter 10 the reader is introduced to Ellen's naivety. Even though Ellen is wise beyond her years, what does Ellen think about the sharecroppers who work on her grandmother's farm?

10. 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?

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