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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 does Kate say when George says Easter will be early this year?

2. Why does Kate say Ellen should not have a flower girl at her wedding?

3. What is the group that offers to pay for Ellen's legal expenses?

4. What color are Ms. Duane's eyes?

5. What does Kate say her body looks like?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ellen say that no one acknowledges the ribbons on her mother's wheelchair wheels?

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

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

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

5. Where does Jeff get the money for Ellen's legal defense?

6. Kate begins to try to give Ellen advice about her wedding but Ellen stops her. What is Kate's reaction?

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

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

9. Describe the scene in which George is feeding Kate rice pudding. What does Ellen believe is happening?

10. What changes on the day when Kate calls for Ellen to help her out of the tub?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is it that comes to Ellen's rescue after Ellen's arrest? What is her role in Ellen's life? Why does she take on this new role after Ellen's arrest? What are the repercussions and are they justified?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Ellen is scornful of her father's lack of compassion for Kate, but he says that she should remember that he is taking "the night shift." What does he mean? Should George have done more for Kate? Is Ellen underestimating the role he's playing? Support your answers with examples from the story.

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