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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Ellen compare her mother's chest to?
(a) A baby bird
(b) An ironing board
(c) A pillow
(d) A balloon
2. What is Skip's real first name?
(a) Darwin
(b) Ellen doesn't know
(c) Edwin
(d) Charles
3. What does Ellen have for dessert?
(a) Nothing
(b) Coffee cake
(c) Cheesecake
(d) Jell-o
4. What is the store Ellen says her mother loves most?
(a) An antique store
(b) A hardware store
(c) A furniture store
(d) A fabric store
5. What are the two foods on George's plate as he talks to Ellen?
(a) Sandwich and a pickle
(b) Steak and potatoes
(c) Mushrooms and ground beef
(d) Sushi and rice
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Ellen note about the size of her parents' home as compared to other houses on the block?
2. Which of the following is not one of the activities Ellen describes having with her mother?
3. What kind of trees do the Minnies decorate each year?
4. What does Ellen first think she's hearing when she's wakened by her mother's cries?
5. What does Kate do while Ellen reads in the park?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Ellen's reaction to Jonathan's news when he calls her?
2. Describe the story about Ellen that appears in the Tribune.
3. Why does Kate say she prefers to do things from scratch rather than buying them, such as buying canned chicken broth? What is Ellen's response?
4. What does George say when Ellen accuses him of doing nothing to help with Kate?
5. Describe Ellen's brothers.
6. Describe Kate's role in the early days of her marriage to George.
7. What is Jonathan's relationship with his mother?
8. What does Ellen say tips her off to the fact that Jules has been talking to her mother and what does that say about the relationship between Jules and her mother?
9. What is the new arrangement Dr. Cohn says she's going to make for Kate and what is Ellen's reaction?
10. What is Kate's initial reaction when she discovers that Ellen is home to stay?
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