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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item spills out of Ellen's mother's purse?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Money.
(c) Bills.
(d) Her heart pills.

2. Who does Ellen tell the teacher she wants to live with when the teacher asks Ellen to call someone to pick her up?
(a) Her father.
(b) Starletta's family.
(c) Aunt Betsy.
(d) Aunt Nadine.

3. What organization does Ellen join to curb her boredom in the winter?
(a) The basketball team.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The show choir.
(d) The Girl Scouts.

4. At the grave site, who does Ellen avoid looking at?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her aunt.

5. What is left in Ellen's mailbox each month?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Bills.
(c) Food.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Ellen's new roommate let her stay when Ellen runs away from her father's home?

2. When Ellen returns to school after the funeral, what does one teacher bluntly ask her?

3. Who shows up and stops the person with the money from harassing Ellen?

4. Who are Rudolph and Ellis?

5. In order to stay the night at Starletta's house, what lie does Ellen tell Starletta's parents?

(see the answer key)

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