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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 does Kate say when George says Easter will be early this year?

2. What color are the curtains in Mrs. Forburg's kitchen?

3. What does the little girl named Hettie say to Kate?

4. What does Teresa say about the condition of the woman with breast cancer about the same time that the woman with pancreatic cancer dies?

5. Where is the psychic from who calls Ellen with a message that her mother forgives her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Chris and what happens between Chris and Ellen?

2. Why does Ellen say that no one acknowledges the ribbons on her mother's wheelchair wheels?

3. What information is presented about Ellen's paternal grandparents.

4. What is George's response when Kate says she loves Christmas? What does he mean?

5. Kate begins to try to give Ellen advice about her wedding but Ellen stops her. What is Kate's reaction?

6. Where does Jeff get the money for Ellen's legal defense?

7. What does Ellen say to Mrs. Duane when she says that she's been meaning to visit Kate?

8. What does Jeff say about Brian's problems at college and what is Ellen's response?

9. Why does Ellen ask Jules not to come to the funeral?

10. What is Jon's role in Ellen's arrest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the most important scene in the book? Why? Why is that scene effective? Which is more important to that scene: the action or the setting? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Ellen's relationship with her mother, her father and her siblings. Who among these is she closer to? Why?

Essay Topic 3

What are the "Minnies?" What is Kate's role in this group? Why is the group important to Kate? What is the reaction of the group's members after Kate's diagnosis? Why do they react this way? Is this typical?

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