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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What animal does Ellen hope her pony would scare away?
2. What type of sickness does Ellen say weakens her mother's heart?
3. Ellen's family attends a funeral for what character?
4. Who visits Ellen at school after she is a ward of the state?
5. From what room does Ellen observe her family from?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Ellen wearing her mother's clothes symbolic to the story?
2. In Chapter 1, Ellen contemplates killing someone. How does Ellen plan to kill this person and respond to the death if she actually goes through with it?
3. In what way does Ellen use reading?
4. How is Ellen's grandmother's removal of Ellen's mother's clothes symbolic to the story?
5. How does Ellen's grandmother cause a scene at the funeral?
6. In what ways does Ellen justify not telling anyone about the circumstances of her mother's death?
7. Why does Ellen feel that she is better off being a ward of the county rather than being in the custody of her father?
8. How does the fact that Ellen is concerned with snakes in her new life hint at how she feels about the members of her family?
9. How can a reader tell that Ellen may harbor some prejudices toward African American people?
10. Why does Ellen choose Starletta's parents when asked by the school board if Ellen has someone to take care of her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In class discussion, you learned about the literary elements of a climax. Using these discussions and the text, describe the climax in the story.
Essay Topic 2
In what ways does addiction manifest itself in Ellen's story? How does Ellen cope with the addiction around her?
Essay Topic 3
During the two years that the story takes place, Ellen lived with various people. Compare and contrast the experiences Ellen had with each of these people. How are they similar/different? What effect do they have on Ellen? Use details from the class discussion and the text to support your answer.
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