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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. Why does Ellen say she didn't call her father after her mother's death?
(a) She'd wanted time to make coffee first
(b) She was angry at her father
(c) She didn't realize Kate was dead
(d) She didn't want to let go of Kate's hand

2. Where is Ellen when Kate dies?
(a) In bed
(b) In the kitchen
(c) Looking for her father
(d) In the room with her mother

3. Why does Kate say she won't read anymore?
(a) She's losing her eyesight
(b) She wants to talk with the time she has left
(c) She's tired of the books
(d) The books depress her

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

5. What color is the suit Ellen buys to wear to the funeral?
(a) Red
(b) Black
(c) Maroon
(d) Navy

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Ellen that the cause of Kate's death is an overdose of morphine?

2. Why does Ellen say she buys flowers?

3. What color is the ribbon Ellen and Kate thread through the wheelchair wheels?

4. What happened to Chris's hand?

5. What is on the cover of the book of devotionals that the man in the grocery store gives Ellen after her arrest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ellen doing that causes the newspaper stories to say that Ellen was "fleeing?"

2. What changes on the day when Kate calls for Ellen to help her out of the tub?

3. What does Ellen do when she and Jeff go to the cemetery?

4. What is Jon's role in Ellen's arrest?

5. What does Ellen think about when Jeff asks if she has a message for Jon? What is her message?

6. What does Ellen say to Mrs. Duane when she says that she's been meaning to visit Kate?

7. Who is Chris and what happens between Chris and Ellen?

8. What does Mrs. Forburg say about why teaching is important to her and what does she say about understanding Ellen's challenges as a student?

9. Why does Ellen say that no one acknowledges the ribbons on her mother's wheelchair wheels?

10. Kate begins to try to give Ellen advice about her wedding but Ellen stops her. What is Kate's reaction?

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