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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 is the first name of the psychiatrist Dr. Cohn recommends Ellen call on?
(a) Jessica
(b) Amanda
(c) Matilda
(d) Katherine

2. What day does Ellen say she'll be back?
(a) Thursday
(b) She doesn't say
(c) Friday
(d) Tuesday

3. What are the costumes Brian and Jeff are wearing in the photo Kate has after Teresa leaves?
(a) Peanut butter and jelly
(b) Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde
(c) Dice
(d) Tom and Jerry

4. What does Teresa say is wrong with the mother of the little girl who tells her jokes?
(a) She has leukemia
(b) She has heart trouble
(c) She has breast cancer
(d) She has diabetes

5. Which of the following is NOT among the possessions Ellen brings back from New York?
(a) A mirror
(b) A futon
(c) A trunk
(d) A typewriter

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kate say her mouth tastes like tin?

2. Where does Ellen go with her brothers for ice cream?

3. Where does Kate say she met George?

4. What does Ellen compare her mother's chest to?

5. What class had Ellen been in with her jailer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jules' advice about Ellen's decision to stay with her mother?

2. What does George say when Ellen accuses him of doing nothing to help with Kate?

3. What does Ellen say about putting the futon into her mother's home?

4. In the prologue, what does Ellen say is the truth about her mother's death?

5. What is the new arrangement Dr. Cohn says she's going to make for Kate and what is Ellen's reaction?

6. Describe Ellen's brothers.

7. What is Ellen's father's solution to her mother's need for nursing care and what is Ellen's suggestion?

8. What does Ellen say she believes her role was in her parents' marriage?

9. Describe the story about Ellen that appears in the Tribune.

10. What is Ellen's response when Dr. Cohn suggests that it's time to consider hospice or a hospital?

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