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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 Kate's pet name for her husband?
(a) Gen
(b) Honey
(c) Hubby
(d) Bunny
2. What two words are repeated in the lullaby Ellen's mother sings to her?
(a) Safe and sound
(b) Ellen and Mama
(c) Peace and joy
(d) Lullaby and good-night
3. Where did Ellen's Gulden grandparents run a summer camp?
(a) Oregon
(b) Colorado
(c) Florida
(d) New York State
4. Where is Jonathan's father for the Thanksgiving holiday?
(a) At his stepdaughter's
(b) At his uncle's
(c) In New York City
(d) At his aunt's
5. What kind of flowers does Kate say were planted and died near the Christmas trees?
(a) Pansies
(b) Chrysanthamums
(c) Poinsettias
(d) Lilies
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Ellen win for her essay on euthanasia?
2. What is the store they enter where Ellen has trouble with the wheelchair?
3. Where did Stevie die?
4. Where does Ellen and Kate meet Sheila Fenner?
5. When George was talking to Ellen as a child, what does he say "A" is for?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Ellen expect she'll find with regard to her mother's physical condition and what does she actually find?
2. Briefly describe the conversation that occurs when one of the women asks if George is taking time off.
3. How did Jonathan and his father come to live in Langhorne?
4. What questions does Ellen ask about the organization of the book club and what does Kate respond?
5. Describe Kate's role in the early days of her marriage to George.
6. What are Ellen's thoughts when she goes into her mother's room and sees that she's so emaciated.
7. What is the difference between the bedtime songs sang by Ellen's mother and those of her father, and what is their effect on Ellen?
8. List at least three details Ellen recalls about the hospital where her mother was given chemotherapy.
9. 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?
10. What is the final thing George says to Ellen before she leaves the restaurant where they'd met for lunch and what is her response?
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