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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ellen's mother's heart stop beating?
(a) She was scared.
(b) She overdosed on pills.
(c) Her heart never stopped beating.
(d) She was stabbed.

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

3. What is Ellen's father's name?
(a) Bill.
(b) Bryan.
(c) Tom.
(d) Joe.

4. From what room does Ellen observe her family from?
(a) The dining room.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The bedroom.

5. Who does Ellen plan on living with after her stay at Starletta's?
(a) Nowhere.
(b) Aunt Nadine.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Aunt Betsy.

6. Ellen's family attends a funeral for what character?
(a) Ellen's mother.
(b) Ellen's father.
(c) Ellen's grandmother.
(d) Ellen's aunt.

7. In order to stay the night at Starletta's house, what lie does Ellen tell Starletta's parents?
(a) That her house burned down.
(b) That she was scared.
(c) That her father was drunk.
(d) That she locked herself out.

8. How does Ellen describe her family before the funeral?
(a) As phonies.
(b) As happy.
(c) As nice.
(d) As sad.

9. What name does the well-to-do relative call Ellen's father?
(a) A bastard.
(b) A snob.
(c) A drunk.
(d) A failure.

10. Which character gives Ellen the outfit to wear to the funeral?
(a) Aunt Nadine.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Dora.

11. What present does Ellen give to Starletta's family?
(a) A rooster.
(b) A fish.
(c) Money.
(d) A spoon rest.

12. Why does Ellen wear her coat to bed?
(a) She only had on her coat.
(b) She didn't want to touch the covers.
(c) She was cold.
(d) She was too tired to take her coat off.

13. What bad habit does Dora have?
(a) Peeing her pants.
(b) Whining.
(c) Picking her nose.
(d) Biting her nails.

14. Who visits Ellen at school after she is a ward of the state?
(a) A psychiatrist.
(b) Her father.
(c) No one.
(d) Her mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Rudolph and Ellis?

2. What present does Ellen receive from Starletta's family?

3. What is left in Ellen's mailbox each month?

4. One day Ellen is given an inkblot test. What does Ellen call the inkblots?

5. The day after the funeral, where does Ellen prepare to go?

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