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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Kate say she read the books she and Ellen read as a "book club?"
(a) She wanted a chance to learn about literature
(b) They were George's idea
(c) She had never read them
(d) She wanted to read them with Ellen

4. Where does Ellen spend the night after Kate asks Ellen to help end her suffering?
(a) In her room
(b) On the bed beside her mother
(c) In a chair in the den
(d) In jail

5. What is on the shirt Kate wears to the Christmas tree lighting ceremony?
(a) Elves
(b) Reindeer
(c) A Christmas tree
(d) Santa

6. Where is the psychic from who calls Ellen with a message that her mother forgives her?
(a) Maryland
(b) Missouri
(c) Mississippi
(d) Minnesota

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

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

9. What was the sampler on the wall of the Gulden dining room?
(a) The scene from the Last Supper
(b) A still life of wine and fruit
(c) A field of sunflowers
(d) A family tree

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

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

12. What is the topic George asks Ellen about that night she comes down to get milk and finds her parents in the dining room?
(a) The closing of a college campus
(b) The building of a new apartment complex
(c) The razing of a park
(d) The installation of a new water system

13. What does Kate say her body looks like?
(a) A flabby fat person
(b) A rotten peach
(c) A fence post
(d) A baby's

14. What does Ellen give her mother for Christmas?
(a) Walkie-talkies
(b) A scarf
(c) A book
(d) A bracelet

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Duane's first name?

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

3. When does Halley say her baby is due?

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

5. What month does Ellen say is suitable for dying?

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