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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 262 - 289, Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kate say she won't read anymore?
(a) She wants to talk with the time she has left
(b) She's tired of the books
(c) She's losing her eyesight
(d) The books depress her

2. What does Ellen say her mother does the day after their marriage?
(a) Throws a reception party
(b) Cries
(c) Makes curtains out of sheets
(d) Goes home to her mother

3. What does Jonathan say Ellen smells like?
(a) Chicken
(b) Perfume
(c) Powder
(d) Butter

4. Which of the following is NOT among the possessions Ellen brings back from New York?
(a) A futon
(b) A trunk
(c) A typewriter
(d) A mirror

5. What does Kate say she and Teresa were laughing about while Ellen was downstairs?
(a) A joke about Blueberry Hill
(b) A knock-knock joke about a banana
(c) A photo of Ellen as Little Bo Peep
(d) A photo of Brian and Jeff

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ellen meet one day at Penn Station?

2. What does Ellen first think she's hearing when she's wakened by her mother's cries?

3. What is the name of the bar where Ellen goes with her brothers and Jonathan?

4. What does Mr. Tweedy say about Ellen's announcement that she's going to her mother's?

5. What does Teresa say happened to her mother?

(see the answer key)

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