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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. Where is Jonathan's father for the Thanksgiving holiday?
2. What do Ellen and Kate eat in the park?
3. What are the final words George says to Ellen as he disappears up the stairway?
4. What does Ellen note about the size of her parents' home as compared to other houses on the block?
5. Who are in the two largest pictures in Ellen's parents' living room?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What is the "secret ingredient" Ellen adds to the chicken stock and what does her mother say about it?
3. Describe Kate's role in the early days of her marriage to George.
4. What is Ellen's father's solution to her mother's need for nursing care and what is Ellen's suggestion?
5. What is Jules' advice about Ellen's decision to stay with her mother?
6. What is the new arrangement Dr. Cohn says she's going to make for Kate and what is Ellen's reaction?
7. Describe Ellen's brothers.
8. What does Ellen expect she'll find with regard to her mother's physical condition and what does she actually find?
9. What are the reactions of Brian and Jeff to their mother's appearance when they come home for Thanksgiving?
10. What does Teresa say about Kate's bathing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are the "Minnies?" What is Kate's role in this group? Why is the group important to Kate? What is the reaction of the group's members after Kate's diagnosis? Why do they react this way? Is this typical?
Essay Topic 2
What is the most important scene in the book? Why? Why is that scene effective? Which is more important to that scene: the action or the setting? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Briefly explain how Ellen comes to be in jail. What is her purpose in not telling what she knows about her mother's death? What does that say about each of the characters involved?
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