View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ellen meet Jeff after she's released from Jail?
(a) At Jeff's apartment
(b) At their parent's house
(c) At Mrs. Forburg's house
(d) At a Greek diner

2. How long does Ellen say it is before she sees her father again?
(a) Eighteen months except on holidays
(b) Three months
(c) Eight years with only one exception
(d) Four years, three months and six days

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

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

5. 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 they always misbehave
(c) Because Ellen should now have a large wedding
(d) Because having no flowers is a family tradition

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ellen say she didn't call her father after her mother's death?

2. What does Kate eat on the last afternoon of her life?

3. What does the little girl named Hettie say to Kate?

4. What is the craft project Ellen is working on?

5. Who does Ellen say comes to visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ellen's reaction when Jeff makes fun of her for baking cookies and why does she react this way?

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

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

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

5. What does Jeff say about Brian's problems at college and what is Ellen's response?

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

7. Why does Ellen ask Jules not to come to the funeral?

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

9. Describe the scene in which George is feeding Kate rice pudding. What does Ellen believe is happening?

10. What happened to ruin Kate's evening out with George?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 870 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample