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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. Where does Ellen go with her brothers for ice cream?
(a) Dairy Queen
(b) Tastee Freeze
(c) Dairy Diner
(d) Freeze Queen
2. 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
3. What two words are repeated in the lullaby Ellen's mother sings to her?
(a) Ellen and Mama
(b) Safe and sound
(c) Lullaby and good-night
(d) Peace and joy
4. What is Jules' reaction to Ellen's news that she and her mother have formed a book club?
(a) She says it's bound to be tedious
(b) She says it's a bad idea
(c) She says Ellen was very smart
(d) She predicts they won't finish the books
5. What does Kate need that George had not been able to find during the night?
(a) Morphine
(b) Scissors
(c) A heating pad
(d) Aspirin
Short Answer Questions
1. When does Kate say she and Ellen had a talk about sex?
2. What is Ellen's job in New York?
3. What color is Dr. Cohn's car?
4. What is Kate's response to the opinion that her cancer might have been caused by her work in the dry cleaning shop?
5. What did Mrs. Foburg teach when Ellen was her student?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Ellen say tips her off to the fact that Jules has been talking to her mother and what does that say about the relationship between Jules and her mother?
2. Briefly describe the conversation that occurs when one of the women asks if George is taking time off.
3. In the prologue, what does Ellen say is the truth about her mother's death?
4. How did Jonathan and his father come to live in Langhorne?
5. What is Jonathan's relationship with his mother?
6. Describe Kate's role in the early days of her marriage to George.
7. What is Ellen's reaction to Jonathan's news when he calls her?
8. What are the reactions of Brian and Jeff to their mother's appearance when they come home for Thanksgiving?
9. What does Ellen expect she'll find with regard to her mother's physical condition and what does she actually find?
10. Briefly describe the conversation that occurs as Kate and her guests try to decide on a color scheme for decorating the Christmas trees?
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