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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the bar where Ellen goes with her brothers and Jonathan?
(a) Sally's Corner
(b) Sammy's
(c) Jacks are Wild
(d) Langhorn Saloon

2. What day was it that Ellen and her brothers went for ice cream?
(a) Thursday
(b) Monday
(c) Sunday
(d) Saturday

3. What does Ellen compare her mother's chest to?
(a) A balloon
(b) A pillow
(c) An ironing board
(d) A baby bird

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

5. What is the first name of the psychiatrist Dr. Cohn recommends Ellen call on?
(a) Katherine
(b) Amanda
(c) Jessica
(d) Matilda

6. Who are in the two largest pictures in Ellen's parents' living room?
(a) The entire family
(b) Ellen's parents
(c) Jeff and Brian
(d) The three children

7. What does Kate say she's going to make Dr. Cohn for Christmas?
(a) A pillow
(b) A painting
(c) Nothing
(d) A menorah

8. What does Ellen first think she's hearing when she's wakened by her mother's cries?
(a) The television
(b) A baby
(c) A dog
(d) A siren

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

10. What was Ellen's class rank among her high school class?
(a) Number two
(b) Number three
(c) Number four
(d) Number one

11. What is Jules' reaction to Ellen's news that she and her mother have formed a book club?
(a) She says Ellen was very smart
(b) She predicts they won't finish the books
(c) She says it's bound to be tedious
(d) She says it's a bad idea

12. Which of the following was not one of the first books Kate and Ellen buy for their book club?
(a) Sense and Sensibility
(b) Anna Karenina
(c) Great Expectations
(d) Pride and Prejudice

13. What color is Kate's hair?
(a) Gray
(b) Blonde
(c) Brown
(d) Red

14. What are the final words George says to Ellen as he disappears up the stairway?
(a) That she should remember that he takes the night shift
(b) That the family is nearing bankrupt because of the medical bills
(c) That she should remember that she has a duty
(d) That she should call on the boys for help

15. Where did Stevie die?
(a) Georgia
(b) Vietnam
(c) Ohio
(d) Arabia

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ellen note about the size of her parents' home as compared to other houses on the block?

2. Where does Ellen and Kate meet Sheila Fenner?

3. Where did Ellen's parents go after their marriage ceremony?

4. What does Jonathan say when Ellen says she's going home to take care of her mother?

5. Where does Ellen go with her brothers for ice cream?

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