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

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

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

4. What is the name of the newspaper in which the story of Ellen's arrest appears?
(a) The Tribune
(b) The Times
(c) The Herald
(d) The News

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

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

7. 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 siren
(d) A dog

8. When George was talking to Ellen as a child, what does he say "A" is for?
(a) Analysis
(b) Apple
(c) Alligator
(d) Aaa-aaah-choo

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

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

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

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

13. What does Kate need that George had not been able to find during the night?
(a) Morphine
(b) A heating pad
(c) Aspirin
(d) Scissors

14. What day does Ellen say she'll be back?
(a) Friday
(b) She doesn't say
(c) Tuesday
(d) Thursday

15. Where does Ellen go with her brothers for ice cream?
(a) Tastee Freeze
(b) Dairy Diner
(c) Freeze Queen
(d) Dairy Queen

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Dr. Belknap?

2. Where does Ellen and Kate meet Sheila Fenner?

3. What does Ellen break just before preparing to leave?

4. What does Teresa say is wrong with the mother of the little girl who tells her jokes?

5. What are two of the items Ellen remembers they need at home?

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