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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. Who is decorating the tree next to Kate's?
2. What are the rumors Mark says are going around about Mrs. Forburg?
3. Why does Ellen say she didn't call her father after her mother's death?
4. Why does Ellen say she buys flowers?
5. What is the view Kate has from her hospital bed?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Ellen do when she and Jeff go to the cemetery?
2. What does Mrs. Forburg say about why teaching is important to her and what does she say about understanding Ellen's challenges as a student?
3. Describe some of the reactions to Ellen's arrest.
4. What are Ellen's theories about why Mrs. Duane and Kate don't talk about men while they're having lunch together?
5. Why does Ellen say that no one acknowledges the ribbons on her mother's wheelchair wheels?
6. What does Ellen say to Mrs. Duane when she says that she's been meaning to visit Kate?
7. What is Jon's role in Ellen's arrest?
8. What does Teresa say when Ellen asks if she's curious as to why George is never home?
9. Describe the scene in which George is feeding Kate rice pudding. What does Ellen believe is happening?
10. What is Ellen's reaction when Jeff makes fun of her for baking cookies and why does she react this way?
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
When Ellen and George have lunch together as her mother is becoming increasingly more dependent on pain medication, George says that it's time for them to begin planning Kate's funeral. Ellen says that her father asks too much of her and always has. What does Ellen mean? What is George's reaction? What does this say about their relationship?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Ellen's relationship with her mother, her father and her siblings. Who among these is she closer to? Why?
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