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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Ellen that the cause of Kate's death is an overdose of morphine?
(a) Dr. Cohen
(b) The police
(c) George
(d) Teresa

2. When does Halley say her baby is due?
(a) A month and a half
(b) A week from Friday
(c) A week earlier
(d) Six weeks

3. What kind of earrings is Teresa wearing?
(a) Silver studs
(b) Turqoise dangles
(c) Pink bows
(d) Gold hoops

4. What does Ellen say about her mother's loss of vision?
(a) That it's the result of the cancer
(b) That she thinks her mother is just too tired to go on
(c) That it's the result of medication
(d) That it's a product of too much time spent reading

5. What does Ellen wear to her grand jury appearance?
(a) A grey business suit
(b) The suit she'd worn to her mother's funeral
(c) A black dress
(d) A black skirt and white blouse

6. What happened to Chris's hand?
(a) His father cut it when he was a child
(b) He cut it with a farming implement
(c) He got it caught in a printing press
(d) He cut it with a chain saw

7. What is Ellen's answer when the prosecutor asks if she killed Kate?
(a) She says she couldn't do it
(b) She says she did it
(c) She says she didn't but that she knows who did
(d) She says that she didn't but believes her father did

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

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) Milk
(c) Brandy
(d) Soda

10. What does the little girl named Hettie say to Kate?
(a) She's sorry Kate is sick
(b) She wants to come visit
(c) She likes Kate's tree
(d) She likes how the wheels are decorated

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

12. What is on the cover of the book of devotionals that the man in the grocery store gives Ellen after her arrest?
(a) A profile of a child
(b) An angel
(c) A rose
(d) A cross

13. What does Teresa say happened to her mother?
(a) She died in childbirth
(b) She was hit by a cab
(c) She died of cancer
(d) She had cancer but it is in remission

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kate say Ellen should not have a flower girl at her wedding?

2. What was Ellen's role in the mock trial when she was in school?

3. Where is the lunch held after Kate's funeral?

4. How often does Teresa come after Christmas?

5. What is the view Kate has from her hospital bed?

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