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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ellen say is the effect of her father's affair on her parents' marriage?
(a) They learn to respect each other
(b) They find renewed romance
(c) They have to see a counselor
(d) Nothing

2. What day do Brian and Jeff return home for Thanksgiving?
(a) Thursday
(b) Tuesday
(c) Sunday
(d) Wednesday

3. What does Ellen note about the size of her parents' home as compared to other houses on the block?
(a) Their home is larger
(b) Their home is smaller
(c) Their home is about the same
(d) The size isn't mentioned

4. What is the project Kate is asked to call on a young mother about?
(a) Sewing ruffles for curtains
(b) Knitting baby booties
(c) Stenciling flowers on a crib
(d) Crocheting a baby blanket

5. Where was Kate's Schwinn bought as a child?
(a) Parker's Cycle shop
(b) A second-hand shop downtown
(c) Roadside Wheelers
(d) Riverside Park

6. What is the store Ellen says her mother loves most?
(a) A fabric store
(b) A furniture store
(c) A hardware store
(d) An antique store

7. What color does Ellen say her father's hair is?
(a) Blonde
(b) Black
(c) Grey
(d) Brown

8. 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 she should remember that she has a duty
(c) That the family is nearing bankrupt because of the medical bills
(d) That she should call on the boys for help

9. What breaks the silence after the waiter takes their order?
(a) George's pager
(b) Ellen's cell phone
(c) Another faculty member
(d) Falling pots and pans

10. What does Kate say she left at City Hall on her wedding day?
(a) A photo
(b) Her ring
(c) Her bouquet
(d) A library book

11. What color do the Minnies decide they'll use to decorate their trees?
(a) Blue and Silver
(b) Green and Beige
(c) White and Gold
(d) Red and Gold

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

13. What is Kate's pet name for her husband?
(a) Bunny
(b) Honey
(c) Gen
(d) Hubby

14. What is happening in the dream from which Kate awakes?
(a) She and Jonathan are biting each other
(b) She is watching her mother die
(c) She is driving into fog
(d) She is falling

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ellen make the trip back to Langhorne?

2. What color is the sweater Ellen is wearing in the front page story about her arrest?

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

4. Who are in the two largest pictures in Ellen's parents' living room?

5. What did Mrs. Foburg teach when Ellen was her student?

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