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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of soup does Kate plan to make for her lunch party?
2. Why does Ellen cut the tag out of the dress she buys for Kate?
3. What day does Ellen say she'll be back?
4. Where does Ellen and Kate meet Sheila Fenner?
5. What does Teresa say is wrong with the mother of the little girl who tells her jokes?
Short Essay Questions
1. Briefly describe the conversation that occurs when one of the women asks if George is taking time off.
2. What does Ellen say about putting the futon into her mother's home?
3. What is the "secret ingredient" Ellen adds to the chicken stock and what does her mother say about it?
4. What is Ellen's response when Dr. Cohn suggests that it's time to consider hospice or a hospital?
5. What does Ellen say tips her off to the fact that Jules has been talking to her mother and what does that say about the relationship between Jules and her mother?
6. What are Ellen's thoughts when she goes into her mother's room and sees that she's so emaciated.
7. Describe the story about Ellen that appears in the Tribune.
8. List at least three details Ellen recalls about the hospital where her mother was given chemotherapy.
9. What is the final thing George says to Ellen before she leaves the restaurant where they'd met for lunch and what is her response?
10. What is Ellen's father's solution to her mother's need for nursing care and what is Ellen's suggestion?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Ellen's relationship with her mother, her father and her siblings. Who among these is she closer to? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Who is Teresa? What is her role in Ellen's life? Who i s Jules? What is her role in Ellen's life? Which of the two characters is more important to Ellen? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the activities Ellen and Kate share during the months Ellen remains at home with Kate. Which of these are most important to Kate? Which are most important to Ellen? Why? What is the effect of these on their relationship?
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