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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 does Kate say when George says Easter will be early this year?
(a) I'll teach Ellen to weave baskets
(b) To hell with Easter
(c) I can't wait
(d) I'll write down my recipe for egg dyes

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

3. Why does Ellen say she can't be angry with George?
(a) Because she'd kill him
(b) Because it would upset her mother
(c) Because he's suffering as well
(d) Because she can't afford to

4. Where does Ellen spend the night after Kate asks Ellen to help end her suffering?
(a) On the bed beside her mother
(b) In a chair in the den
(c) In her room
(d) In jail

5. What does the little girl named Hettie say to Kate?
(a) She's sorry Kate is sick
(b) She likes Kate's tree
(c) She wants to come visit
(d) She likes how the wheels are decorated

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Teresa say about the condition of the woman with breast cancer about the same time that the woman with pancreatic cancer dies?

2. What is the pattern on the curtains in the living room?

3. What does Ellen wear to her grand jury appearance?

4. What was Ellen's role in the mock trial when she was in school?

5. What is the topic George asks Ellen about that night she comes down to get milk and finds her parents in the dining room?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the conversation Ellen and Kate have when Hally gives Kate the photo of her newborn baby?

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

9. 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?

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

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