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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. How long does it take to decorate their tree?
(a) Almost four hours
(b) Almost three hours
(c) Just more than an hour
(d) Two hours

2. What color is the ribbon Ellen and Kate thread through the wheelchair wheels?
(a) Red and white
(b) Red
(c) Gold
(d) Red and blue

3. What happened to Chris's hand?
(a) He cut it with a chain saw
(b) He cut it with a farming implement
(c) He got it caught in a printing press
(d) His father cut it when he was a child

4. What is the view Kate has from her hospital bed?
(a) The street
(b) There isn't a view
(c) The driveway and the house next door
(d) The back yard

5. What does Ellen buy hoping her mother will continue to read?
(a) A magnifying glass
(b) A different book
(c) A large-print edition
(d) An audio book

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the curtains in Mrs. Forburg's kitchen?

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

3. Why does Ellen say she can't be angry with George?

4. What movie does Ellen watch the evening she's home alone?

5. Who is decorating the tree next to Kate's?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Ellen's theories about why Mrs. Duane and Kate don't talk about men while they're having lunch together?

2. Describe some of the reactions to Ellen's arrest.

3. What does Ellen say when Jeff asks if hallucinations are a side-effect of Kate's medication?

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

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

6. Where does Jeff get the money for Ellen's legal defense?

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

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

9. What information is presented about Ellen's paternal grandparents.

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

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