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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 color is Teresa's coat on the first morning she arrives at the Gulden house?

2. What are the limits Dr. Cohn puts on Kate's activities?

3. How long does Ellen plan to remain at home during her visit?

4. What do Ellen and Kate eat in the park?

5. What day does Ellen say she'll be back?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Teresa say about Kate's bathing?

2. What are the reactions of Brian and Jeff to their mother's appearance when they come home for Thanksgiving?

3. What questions does Ellen ask about the organization of the book club and what does Kate respond?

4. List at least three details Ellen recalls about the hospital where her mother was given chemotherapy.

5. What is Kate's initial reaction when she discovers that Ellen is home to stay?

6. Describe Ellen's brothers.

7. What is Kate's reaction when she first sees the wheelchair?

8. What does Ellen say about the way people greeted Ellen and Kate?

9. What is the "secret ingredient" Ellen adds to the chicken stock and what does her mother say about it?

10. What are Ellen's thoughts when she goes into her mother's room and sees that she's so emaciated.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The question of assisted suicide is one that has raised moral and legal questions in recent years. Do you believe that assisted suicide should be legal and is it morally acceptable? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Kate doesn't want to have to have Ellen's help with personal hygiene such as bathing and dressing. Explain Kate's attitude. When the time comes that Kate has to call on Ellen to help her out of the bath, Ellen does so without complaint. Why is Kate reluctant to call on her routinely after that? What does Ellen say about how their relationship would change at that point? Is she correct?

Essay Topic 3

Ellen and her father clash over his insistence that she remain at home with her mother. Describe the arguments of each. Are their arguments valid? Why or why not? What were the possible alternatives? George says Ellen being at home is the only acceptable option. Was he correct? Why or why not?

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