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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ellen say she didn't call her father after her mother's death?
(a) She'd wanted time to make coffee first
(b) She didn't want to let go of Kate's hand
(c) She didn't realize Kate was dead
(d) She was angry at her father

2. What color are the curtains in Mrs. Forburg's kitchen?
(a) Pink
(b) Blue
(c) White
(d) Yellow

3. Why does Kate say she won't read anymore?
(a) The books depress her
(b) She's tired of the books
(c) She's losing her eyesight
(d) She wants to talk with the time she has left

4. What does Kate eat on the last afternoon of her life?
(a) Tomato soup
(b) A scrambled egg
(c) Mashed potatoes
(d) Nothing

5. What does Teresa say about the condition of the woman with breast cancer about the same time that the woman with pancreatic cancer dies?
(a) She's denying that there's anything wrong
(b) She's in remission
(c) She died
(d) She's in a great deal of pain

6. Who does Ellen say comes to visit?
(a) Only family
(b) The Minnies and the neighbors
(c) No one but the delivery man
(d) A few of Kate's closest friends

7. What color is the ribbon Ellen and Kate thread through the wheelchair wheels?
(a) Red and blue
(b) Red
(c) Red and white
(d) Gold

8. What is the name of the Camp Teresa visited as a child?
(a) Window of the World
(b) Camp Dream
(c) Just Up the Road
(d) Camp of Childhood

9. What was George drinking on the night Ellen came downstairs for milk to find her parents at the dining room table?
(a) Cocoa
(b) Brandy
(c) Milk
(d) Soda

10. What kind of creature does Ellen find in the trash one night?
(a) A cat
(b) A dog
(c) An oppossum
(d) A raccoon

11. What does Kate say when George says Easter will be early this year?
(a) I'll teach Ellen to weave baskets
(b) I can't wait
(c) I'll write down my recipe for egg dyes
(d) To hell with Easter

12. Why does Ellen say she buys flowers?
(a) Because George feels it's necessary
(b) Because it makes Ellen feel productive
(c) Because Kate would have done it if she were able
(d) Because it pleases Kate

13. What is Mrs. Duane's first name?
(a) Juliet
(b) Darlene
(c) Nancy
(d) Isabel

14. What kind of sandwich does Ellen eat after the trees are decorated?
(a) Roast beef
(b) Peanut butter and jelly
(c) Egg salad
(d) Ham and cheese

15. What movie does Ellen watch the evening she's home alone?
(a) All About Eve
(b) True Lies
(c) Home Alone II
(d) American Pie

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Ellen that the cause of Kate's death is an overdose of morphine?

2. Who is decorating the tree next to Kate's?

3. What does Ellen say her mother had nightmares about?

4. What does Ellen say about her mother's loss of vision?

5. Who is the attorney who defends Ellen for the majority of the trial?

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