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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Kate say Ellen should not have a flower girl at her wedding?
(a) Because there aren't any little girls in the family
(b) Because having no flowers is a family tradition
(c) Because they always misbehave
(d) Because Ellen should now have a large wedding

4. 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 building of a new apartment complex
(b) The razing of a park
(c) The closing of a college campus
(d) The installation of a new water system

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

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

7. Who is the attorney who defends Ellen for the majority of the trial?
(a) Jeffery Green
(b) Robert Greenstein
(c) Johnathan Jester
(d) Barry Smith

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. What does Ellen say her mother had nightmares about?
(a) Babies and thunderstorms
(b) Being buried alive
(c) Snakes and spiders
(d) Dying

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the word Ellen chooses to describe her paternal grandfather?

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

3. What does Ellen wear to her grand jury appearance?

4. How long does Mrs. Forburg say she was married?

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

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