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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 on the cover of the book of devotionals that the man in the grocery store gives Ellen after her arrest?
(a) A cross
(b) An angel
(c) A rose
(d) A profile of a child

2. Who is decorating the tree next to Kate's?
(a) Mrs. Formburg
(b) Mrs. Duane
(c) Mrs. Best
(d) Mrs. Davis

3. What is on the shirt Kate wears to the Christmas tree lighting ceremony?
(a) A Christmas tree
(b) Santa
(c) Reindeer
(d) Elves

4. What is the word Ellen chooses to describe her paternal grandfather?
(a) Stalwart
(b) Fun
(c) Educated
(d) Wimpy

5. What does Kate eat on the last afternoon of her life?
(a) Nothing
(b) Mashed potatoes
(c) A scrambled egg
(d) Tomato soup

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jules quit her job?

2. What does Ellen buy hoping her mother will continue to read?

3. What month does Ellen say is suitable for dying?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is George's response when Kate says she loves Christmas? What does he mean?

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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