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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the store they enter where Ellen has trouble with the wheelchair?
(a) Langhorne Shoe Shoppe
(b) Jackie's Junk and Stuff
(c) The Ice Creamery
(d) Phillip's Books

2. What does Teresa say is wrong with the mother of the little girl who tells her jokes?
(a) She has breast cancer
(b) She has leukemia
(c) She has heart trouble
(d) She has diabetes

3. What does Ellen say about the sound of her father's voice as he heads up the stairway after their argument?
(a) That it sounds drugged like the Mad Hatter
(b) That there's a stutter to it like the Cowardly Lion
(c) That it's disembodied like the Cheshire Cat
(d) That it's lofty, like the Wizard of Oz

4. What is Kate's response to the opinion that her cancer might have been caused by her work in the dry cleaning shop?
(a) That she believes it does
(b) That it doesn't matter
(c) That she wants to find out for sure
(d) That she believes it doesn't

5. What color is Teresa's coat on the first morning she arrives at the Gulden house?
(a) Orange
(b) Purple
(c) Red
(d) Yellow

6. What kind of vehicle does Jeff have?
(a) A Silverado
(b) A Jeep
(c) A Toyota
(d) A Camry

7. What does Kate say is her mother's opinion of Austen?
(a) That she's a poor writer
(b) That she's condescending to women
(c) That she's viscious against men
(d) That she's racist

8. What does Jonathan say when Ellen says she's going home to take care of her mother?
(a) That she can't handle the nursing duties
(b) That he can't stand to be without her
(c) That they should hire a nurse
(d) That she's doing the right thing

9. When does Kate say she and Ellen had a talk about sex?
(a) When Ellen was eleven
(b) They never did
(c) When Elen was thirteen
(d) When Ellen went to her first school dance

10. What does Kate name the book club she forms with Ellen?
(a) Our Reading Together Book Club
(b) Books Together
(c) The Book Club
(d) The Gulden Girls Book Club

11. What does Ellen win for her essay on euthanasia?
(a) $1,000
(b) A medallion
(c) A trophy
(d) Her essay printed in an anthology

12. Where does George ask Ellen to meet him for lunch?
(a) At a grill near their house
(b) At a sushi bar downtown
(c) At a sandwich shop on campus
(d) At a steakhouse several miles from campus

13. What does Mr. Tweedy say about Ellen's announcement that she's going to her mother's?
(a) He says she's doing the right thing
(b) He offers her a raise
(c) He says she can work from there
(d) He says she should talk to her friend Jules

14. What is Ellen's job in New York?
(a) Newspaper publisher
(b) Page designer
(c) Photographer
(d) Editorial assistant

15. What does Kate say Ellen would do as a child while she cooked?
(a) Plead for tastes
(b) Run away
(c) Stir flour and water together
(d) Read

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Dr. Belknap?

2. What does Kate say interrupted the conversation about sex?

3. What color is Dr. Cohn's car?

4. What does Ellen compare her mother's chest to?

5. What does Ellen have for dessert?

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