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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 does Ellen compare having a baby to?

2. What does Ellen never wear?

3. What did Ellen's dogs do when she first started training for the Iditarod?

4. How was Ellen told babies came to be?

5. Why does Ellen think a certain kind of shoe should be outlawed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ellen say the story line of Mr. Ed was feasible in her mind?

2. How does Ellen say should would always prove she is a woman?

3. What funny comment does Ellen make about eggs in her cooking chapter?

4. What did a pet psychic say about Ellen's bird?

5. What kind of plane was Ellen most afraid of using, and why did she have to use it?

6. How does Ellen say she makes French toast?

7. Why did Ellen first wish she was a man?

8. How was Ellen told babies were formed?

9. How does Ellen feel about the way she looks?

10. What happened when Ellen was seated behind a nun on a plane?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Ellen regard psychics, and how did this practice affect some major choices in her life?

Essay Topic 2

How does Ellen use sarcasm in her writing, and what affect does this have on the tone of her book?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the superstitions discussed in this book, and how are they presented? What significance does these have on the tone of the book?

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