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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who does Ellen stop speaking to?
(a) Her father.
(b) Trixie.
(c) Starletta.
(d) Her aunt.
2. Before the end of the service, but after the fight with Ellen's father, what does this well-to-do relative do?
(a) Slaps Ellen.
(b) Slaps Ellen's father.
(c) Leaves the service.
(d) Kidnaps Ellen.
3. One day Ellen is given an inkblot test. What does Ellen call the inkblots?
(a) Mats.
(b) Rats.
(c) Bats.
(d) Cats.
4. What does Ellen do when her mother goes to bed?
(a) Went to bed with her.
(b) Called the police.
(c) Cried.
(d) Nothing.
5. What writing tense does the author use to tell Ellen's story?
(a) Present tense.
(b) Past tense.
(c) Future tense.
(d) Past and the present tense.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who takes Ellen into town for a new coat?
2. Who are Rudolph and Ellis?
3. Who does Ellen consider killing?
4. How long does Ellen's new roommate let her stay when Ellen runs away from her father's home?
5. What does Ellen use reading for?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does Ellen use reading?
2. Up to Chapter 7, what are some of the ways Ellen covers up for her father?
3. How does Ellen's grandmother cause a scene at the funeral?
4. In what ways has Ellen's mother's family shown that they do not care if Ellen is being neglected?
5. Why does Ellen have to make sure that she retrieves the envelope of money from the mailbox before her father can get to it?
6. At the funeral, why does Ellen avoid looking at her mother's grave?
7. How does the fact that Ellen is concerned with snakes in her new life hint at how she feels about the members of her family?
8. In what ways does Ellen justify not telling anyone about the circumstances of her mother's death?
9. The author never indicates the time period of when the events in Ellen's life are taking place. How can one tell from the context about clues that Ellen's story happens in fairly modern times?
10. Why does Ellen choose Starletta's parents when asked by the school board if Ellen has someone to take care of her?
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