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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Does Elaine color differently with her friends than with her brother?
(a) No, but she colors more with the girls.
(b) No, she colors exactly the same.
(c) Yes, because she is getting older and better at coloring.
(d) Yes, she colors differently in the world of girls.

2. In the present time, where does the narrator look as she walks down the street?
(a) At the women's clothes and hair.
(b) Into all the shop windows.
(c) At the sidewalk.
(d) Up at the sky.

3. What is Elaine's favorite color?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

4. How old is the narrator in the book's first flashback?
(a) A college grad.
(b) A baby.
(c) A toddler.
(d) A teenager.

5. What do Elaine's friends tell her about their bullying?
(a) That they are smarter and can outwit her.
(b) That they are trying to help her improve herself.
(c) That they are preparing her for the real world.
(d) That they are bigger and stronger and she must obey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ben's advice to Elaine about going to the art retrospective?

2. What do the girls make with weed flowers, nightshade berries, leaves, and horse chestnuts?

3. Why doesn't Elaine want to look at her paintings?

4. Why does Elaine think Carol is a sissy?

5. What adjective did people use to describe Toronto in the past?

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