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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 happened to Chris's hand?

2. How long has Ellen stayed with her mother before her death?

3. How long does Ellen say it is before she sees her father again?

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

5. What kind of creature does Ellen find in the trash one night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe some of the reactions to Ellen's arrest.

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

3. What are Ellen's theories about why Mrs. Duane and Kate don't talk about men while they're having lunch together?

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

5. What is George's response when Kate says she loves Christmas? What does he mean?

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

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

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

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

10. What is the conversation Ellen and Kate have when Hally gives Kate the photo of her newborn baby?

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

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 3

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?

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