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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How often does Teresa come after Christmas?
(a) Four times weekly
(b) Daily
(c) Three times weekly
(d) Twice weekly

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

5. Why does Jules quit her job?
(a) She finds a position with a great deal more money
(b) She wants to move closer to Ellen
(c) Her boss demands she write an account of her friendship with Ellen
(d) She decides she wants to be a nurse

6. What is the smell Ellen associates with her lawyer?
(a) Cigar smoke
(b) Brandy
(c) Ink
(d) Peppermint

7. Why does Ellen say she can't be angry with George?
(a) Because he's suffering as well
(b) Because she can't afford to
(c) Because she'd kill him
(d) Because it would upset her mother

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

9. How long has Ellen stayed with her mother before her death?
(a) Eight months
(b) Eight weeks
(c) Five months
(d) Two weeks

10. What does Kate need when she calls for Ellen on pages 162?
(a) More medicine
(b) Help getting out of the tub
(c) Company
(d) Help reading a phone number

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

12. What was Ellen's role in the mock trial when she was in school?
(a) She was the judge
(b) She was the defendant
(c) She was a member of the jury
(d) She was the prosecutor

13. What does Kate say is the key to decorating the tree in the park?
(a) Being conservative
(b) Being generous
(c) Being glittery
(d) Being gaudy

14. What is the pattern on the curtains in the living room?
(a) Checks
(b) Flowers
(c) Clouds
(d) Stripes

15. What does Jonathan send to Ellen for Christmas?
(a) A nightgown
(b) A plane ticket
(c) A datebook
(d) A movie

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on the cover of the book of devotionals that the man in the grocery store gives Ellen after her arrest?

2. What does Kate say her body looks like?

3. Which of the following was not among the Christmas movies the family watches together?

4. What color are Ms. Duane's eyes?

5. Why does Kate say she read the books she and Ellen read as a "book club?"

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