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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. Who tells Ellen that the cause of Kate's death is an overdose of morphine?
(a) Dr. Cohen
(b) George
(c) Teresa
(d) The police
2. How long does Mrs. Forburg say she was married?
(a) Eighteen years
(b) Eight years
(c) Twelve years
(d) Two years
3. What kind of sandwich does Ellen eat after the trees are decorated?
(a) Egg salad
(b) Roast beef
(c) Ham and cheese
(d) Peanut butter and jelly
4. Who is decorating the tree next to Kate's?
(a) Mrs. Duane
(b) Mrs. Davis
(c) Mrs. Formburg
(d) Mrs. Best
5. Why does Kate say she read the books she and Ellen read as a "book club?"
(a) She had never read them
(b) She wanted to read them with Ellen
(c) She wanted a chance to learn about literature
(d) They were George's idea
Short Answer Questions
1. What movie does Ellen watch the evening she's home alone?
2. What is on the cover of the book of devotionals that the man in the grocery store gives Ellen after her arrest?
3. What does Ellen find taped to the door of her father's office?
4. What does Ellen wear to her grand jury appearance?
5. What does Jonathan send to Ellen for Christmas?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is George's response when Kate says she loves Christmas? What does he mean?
2. What does Ellen do when she and Jeff go to the cemetery?
3. Why does Ellen say that no one acknowledges the ribbons on her mother's wheelchair wheels?
4. Why does Ellen ask Jules not to come to the funeral?
5. What information is presented about Ellen's paternal grandparents.
6. What does Ellen say when Jeff asks if hallucinations are a side-effect of Kate's medication?
7. What is the memory Ellen has about a tree lighting event the first year her mother was one of the Minnies?
8. Describe some of the reactions to Ellen's arrest.
9. What is Ellen's reaction when Jeff makes fun of her for baking cookies and why does she react this way?
10. Describe the scene in which George is feeding Kate rice pudding. What does Ellen believe is happening?
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