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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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

2. What are the rumors Mark says are going around about Mrs. Forburg?
(a) That she has lied to police and is about to be arrested
(b) That she helped Ellen kill Kate
(c) That she is afraid Ellen will commit suicide
(d) That she's a lesbian

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

4. Who is decorating the tree next to Kate's?
(a) Mrs. Best
(b) Mrs. Formburg
(c) Mrs. Duane
(d) Mrs. Davis

5. What is the craft project Ellen is working on?
(a) A sunflower pillow
(b) A Southern lady pillowcase
(c) A landscape tapestry
(d) A teapot dishtowel

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

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

8. What does the Mayor say by way of a holiday greeting?
(a) Merry Christmas
(b) Ho, ho, ho
(c) Glad tidings to you all
(d) Happy holidays

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

10. How long does Ellen say it is before she sees her father again?
(a) Eight years with only one exception
(b) Four years, three months and six days
(c) Eighteen months except on holidays
(d) Three months

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

12. Where is the lunch held after Kate's funeral?
(a) At George and Kate's home
(b) At the Duane's
(c) At the church
(d) At a local restaurant

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

14. What is George feeding Kate when Ellen stops by the den that night?
(a) Tomato soup
(b) Spoonfuls of dissolved morphine
(c) A scrambled egg
(d) Rice pudding

15. How often does Teresa say she goes back to the city?
(a) About once a month
(b) Never
(c) Almost every weekend
(d) Only for holidays

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Teresa say about the condition of the woman with breast cancer about the same time that the woman with pancreatic cancer dies?

2. How long does it take to decorate their tree?

3. What does Ellen find taped to the door of her father's office?

4. What is on the shirt Kate wears to the Christmas tree lighting ceremony?

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

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