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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. Who comes looking for Ellen with money in hand asking her to come back to live with them?
2. What grade is Stella in?
3. Why does Ellen's grandmother threaten to break Ellen's hands?
4. Where does someone show up looking for Ellen?
5. What does Dora still believe in?
Short Essay Questions
1. Using details from the text, describe Ellen and her grandmother's relationship.
2. 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?
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. Ellen found several questionable items in her cousin's bedroom. Why doesn't Ellen tell her aunt about these items?
5. Ellen had to go to court to decide whose custody Ellen should be in. Describe what happened in court.
6. Why is Ellen worried about her grandmother dying?
7. Why does Ellen choose to give Nadine and Dora pictures of kittens for Christmas instead of a picture of a brooding ocean?
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. How does Ellen celebrate her 11th birthday?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Using the discussions from class and details from the text list some of the ways Ellen had to fend for herself.
Essay Topic 2
In several instances in the text, Ellen tries to control the small things around her. Why does Ellen need to control these things?
Essay Topic 3
What are some of the symbolic elements the author uses in the story? Use class discussion and the text to support your answer.
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