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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 sandwich does Ellen eat after the trees are decorated?

2. Who tells Ellen that the cause of Kate's death is an overdose of morphine?

3. What happened to Chris's hand?

4. What does the Mayor say by way of a holiday greeting?

5. What is George feeding Kate when Ellen stops by the den that night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ellen ask Jules not to come to the funeral?

2. Who is Chris and what happens between Chris and Ellen?

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

4. What happened to ruin Kate's evening out with George?

5. What is Ellen's reaction when Jeff makes fun of her for baking cookies and why does she react this way?

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

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

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

9. What information is presented about Ellen's paternal grandparents.

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

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

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 3

When Dr. Cohn suggests that a nurse be hired to help Kate with some of her difficult tasks, Ellen adamantly refuses. Why does she refuse when it's so obvious she needs help? Ellen herself had previously suggested to her father that a nurse be hired. Why is Ellen so against it when it's Dr. Cohn's idea? Is the nurse necessary? What is her impact on the family?

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