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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. What does Ellen do a lot of while at her new temporary residence after her grandmother's death?
(a) Partying.
(b) Eating.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Thinking.

2. In Chapter 11, what truths does Ellen begin to figure out?
(a) Her family's secrets.
(b) Her grandmother's meanness.
(c) Her relationship with Julia.
(d) Her friendship with Starletta.

3. Who leaves envelopes of money in Ellen's mailbox?
(a) Starletta's family.
(b) Mavis.
(c) Julia.
(d) Her grandmother.

4. How many guests does Ellen invite to her birthday party?
(a) Five.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Zero.
(d) One.

5. What one thing does Ellen not do for her mother?
(a) Save her.
(b) Hate her.
(c) Love her.
(d) Kill her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is mandatory every Sunday in Ellen's new home?

2. Why does Ellen think Starletta likes white boys?

3. Who is Julia's husband?

4. Who does Ellen spy on during her free time?

5. Who has a crush on Tom?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, Ellen tells the reader that her grandmother passed away. Ellen feels that in her death her grandmother left "the score two to one". What score is Ellen referring to and why does Ellen make this statement?

2. Why is Ellen worried about her grandmother dying?

3. In Chapter 8, how is the reader once again introduced to the time frame of the novel?

4. Why does Ellen begin signing her papers with the last name Foster?

5. In Chapter 9, Ellen's father shows up at her school; using details from the text describe the scene that followed.

6. In what ways does Ellen's grandmother display paranoia?

7. Why does Ellen choose to give Nadine and Dora pictures of kittens for Christmas instead of a picture of a brooding ocean?

8. How does Ellen express a lack of belonging throughout Chapters 1-8?

9. Why does Ellen dread the day that Starletta 'forgot about her"?

10. How do Nadine and Betsy react to their mother's death?

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