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

2. What is mandatory every Sunday in Ellen's new home?
(a) Church.
(b) Shopping.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Nothing.

3. Who helps Ellen with her work in the fields?
(a) No one.
(b) Her father.
(c) Mavis.
(d) Her grandmother.

4. After her grandmother's death, whose room does Ellen have to stay in at her new residence?
(a) The living room.
(b) Nadine's old husband's.
(c) Dora's.
(d) Nadine's.

5. Why does Ellen think Starletta likes white boys?
(a) Starletta is white.
(b) They could give her more financially.
(c) Because Starletta admired Ellen, and Ellen liked them.
(d) Starletta did not like white boys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is keeping tabs on Ellen and her father for Ellen's grandmother?

2. What other activities must Ellen do on Sundays in her new home?

3. On what day of the week does Ellen see the school counselor?

4. When Ellen does not go to her grandmother's funeral, what does Dora tell her?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Ellen worried about her grandmother dying?

2. Using details from the text, describe how Ellen spends her time at Nadine's house.

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

4. Using details from the text, describe Ellen's shopping system.

5. What happens to Julia and Roy after Ellen moves out?

6. Why do Ellen and Starletta keep a list?

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

8. Why is church mandatory for Ellen when she moves in with her new mama?

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

10. Ellen's grandmother forces Ellen to go to work. Describe Ellen's job duties.

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