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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 159 - 173.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kate say interrupted the conversation about sex?
(a) Ellen's forward questions
(b) George
(c) She feared starting the conversation
(d) The telephone

2. What are the final words George says to Ellen as he disappears up the stairway?
(a) That the family is nearing bankrupt because of the medical bills
(b) That she should remember that he takes the night shift
(c) That she should remember that she has a duty
(d) That she should call on the boys for help

3. Which of the following is not one of the activities Ellen describes having with her mother?
(a) Trips to movie theaters
(b) A trip to the beach
(c) Trips to restaurants
(d) A trip to a museum

4. What does the Mayor say by way of a holiday greeting?
(a) Glad tidings to you all
(b) Happy holidays
(c) Merry Christmas
(d) Ho, ho, ho

5. What does Ellen note about the size of her parents' home as compared to other houses on the block?
(a) The size isn't mentioned
(b) Their home is smaller
(c) Their home is larger
(d) Their home is about the same

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Ellen's room?

2. What does Ellen win for her essay on euthanasia?

3. What is Kate's response to the opinion that her cancer might have been caused by her work in the dry cleaning shop?

4. What does Teresa say is wrong with the mother of the little girl who tells her jokes?

5. What does Kate name the book club she forms with Ellen?

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