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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 Julia encourage Ellen to do?
(a) Hug Starletta.
(b) Join Girl Scouts.
(c) Murder her father.
(d) Let it all hang out.

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

3. Who is keeping tabs on Ellen and her father for Ellen's grandmother?
(a) Julia and Roy.
(b) Ellis and Rudolph.
(c) Starletta's family.
(d) Mavis.

4. What truth does Ellen's grandmother constantly remind Ellen of?
(a) That she was worthless.
(b) That she was adopted.
(c) That she had her father's eyes.
(d) That she loved her.

5. When Ellen does not go to her grandmother's funeral, what does Dora tell her?
(a) To go.
(b) To stay out of her room.
(c) That she was selfish.
(d) To have fun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity always happens after church?

2. Who comes looking for Ellen with money in hand asking her to come back to live with them?

3. Why does Ellen think Starletta likes white boys?

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

5. Why does Ellen's grandmother threaten to break Ellen's hands?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Ellen worried about her grandmother dying?

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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