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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the animal Ellen took to a pet psychic?

2. Why did Ellen go see a psychic?

3. What was Ellen disappointed about in the good psychic's prediction?

4. Why did one of Ellen's dogs cause big problems at the Iditarod?

5. What recipe does Ellen share?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ellen like to do while she makes French toast?

2. What does Ellen say is most important to her about herself?

3. Why does Ellen think her high school teachers remember her as bright?

4. How does Ellen say she makes French toast?

5. What kind of plane was Ellen most afraid of using, and why did she have to use it?

6. What athletics was Ellen involved in?

7. What does Ellen say TV in the 1960s was inspired by, and why?

8. What does Ellen say people with depression should do when they wake up?

9. What were some of the things Ellen says are not good ideas even though they initially sounded like good ideas?

10. What happened when Ellen performed in front of some Marines?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happened when Ellen was taken to a hospital, and what life lessons did Ellen learn as a result of this experience?

Essay Topic 2

How does Ellen end this book, and why?

Essay Topic 3

Personal identity is one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

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