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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Dr. Belknap?
(a) Ellen's pediatrician
(b) Ellen's father's best friend
(c) Ellen's mother's oncologist
(d) Ellen's psychiatrist

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

3. How often does Kate go to the hospital for chemotherapy?
(a) Every three weeks
(b) Every five days
(c) Every nine days
(d) Every week

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

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

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

7. How much younger is Stevie than Kate?
(a) Two years
(b) Four years
(c) He's actually two years older
(d) Twelve years

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

9. What color is Dr. Cohn's car?
(a) Green
(b) Black
(c) Blue
(d) Yellow

10. Where did Ellen's Gulden grandparents run a summer camp?
(a) Florida
(b) Oregon
(c) Colorado
(d) New York State

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

12. 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

13. Where does Ellen and Kate meet Sheila Fenner?
(a) The book store
(b) The movies
(c) The museum
(d) The mall

14. What color is the sweater Ellen is wearing in the front page story about her arrest?
(a) White
(b) Orange
(c) Yellow
(d) Blue

15. What did Jonathan's father do for a living in New York City?
(a) He's a police officer
(b) He's a court baliff
(c) He's a lawyer
(d) He's a justice of the peace

Short Answer Questions

1. When George was talking to Ellen as a child, what does he say "A" is for?

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

3. What class had Ellen been in with her jailer?

4. What does Ellen say about the sound of her father's voice as he heads up the stairway after their argument?

5. Where is Jonathan's father for the Thanksgiving holiday?

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