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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Elaine want to look at her paintings?
(a) She thinks they'll influence her newer paintings.
(b) They make her too sad about her past losses.
(c) She finds mistakes and wants to start over.
(d) She is afraid of the angry feelings they bring up.

2. What are the girls playing when they put Elaine into the hole?
(a) Mary of Modena.
(b) Bloody Mary.
(c) Mary, Queen of Scots.
(d) Mary of Guelders.

3. What is Ben's advice to Elaine about going to the art retrospective?
(a) He tells her not to go and instead take a holiday with him.
(b) He tells her to go because she'll enjoy it.
(c) He tells her not to go.
(d) He tells her to go and pretend she's having a good time.

4. What careers do Elaine's daughters have?
(a) Teacher and lawyer.
(b) Architect and dentist.
(c) Accountant and doctor.
(d) Librarian and scientist.

5. Why does Elaine make mistakes on her Sunday School tests?
(a) Because she doesn't study.
(b) So the girls won't call her a goody-goody.
(c) Because Cordelia is blackmailing her.
(d) Because she gets nervous when taking tests.

6. Where do the girls stare at Elaine from as she walks home from school?
(a) A horse pasture.
(b) A car.
(c) The gazebo.
(d) The bridge.

7. What does Elaine try to do instead of playing with her friends?
(a) Yardwork.
(b) Reading.
(c) Housework.
(d) Volunteer work.

8. Why does Elaine lie about the number of Valentines she got?
(a) She got only one, from her brother.
(b) She got less than her friends.
(c) She got more than her friends.
(d) She got none.

9. Who do the little girls from Elaine's memories remind her of?
(a) Marie Antoinette.
(b) Joan of Arc.
(c) Lady Macbeth.
(d) Frankenstein's monster.

10. How long does Elaine stay home after being in the cold water?
(a) Two days.
(b) Five days.
(c) Four days.
(d) Three days.

11. What is Cordelia digging a hole for?
(a) A dollhouse.
(b) A swimming pool.
(c) A racetrack.
(d) A clubhouse.

12. What starts to happen to Elaine when her family is on its summer trip?
(a) She starts falling asleep all the time.
(b) Her vision starts getting fuzzy.
(c) She starts having nightmares.
(d) She starts getting dizzy.

13. What does the narrator compare time to?
(a) Fire.
(b) Water.
(c) Air.
(d) Earth.

14. What did Elaine think of Jon's dirty mattress when they were first dating?
(a) She was repulsed by it.
(b) She was afraid of it.
(c) She liked it.
(d) She hated it.

15. Who does Elaine think is telling her to die?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her inner self.
(d) Grace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elaine's mother tell her to do?

2. Does the narrator think she'd recognize Cordelia today?

3. Does Elaine like memorizing psalms for Sunday School?

4. What does Elaine stop to eat downtown at the beginning of Chapter 7?

5. What is the name of the new friend that Elaine makes?

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