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Chapter 12 and 13 Reading Check
By Dreama Craven
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Note from the author:
This is a reading comprehension check on Chapters 12 and 13 of the novel Ellen Foster.
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Question 1
1.
What grade is Stella, Roger’s mother, in?
7th
8th
9th
10th
Question 2
2.
What does Stella do at the back of the school bus?
gamble
drink
smoke
flirt with boys
Question 3
3.
Why does Ellen say that Starletta will never be able to date her crush, a boy named Tom?
They have different interests.
Starletta's too shy.
They are of different races.
Tom's aloofness is problematic.
Question 4
4.
What does Ellen claim she would do to prove her love for Starletta?
Take her to school.
Lick her cup
Become her sister.
Do her homework.
Question 5
5.
What does Ellen tell the psychologist that she was attempting to mark by giving herself the last name “Foster”?
Her uniqueness.
Her gratitude.
A new beginning.
Her triumph over her father.
Question 6
6.
What does Ellen scatter around her grandmother’s dead body, prompting Nadine to reprimand her?
Flowers
Leaves
Coins
Ashes
Question 7
7.
What does Dora warn Ellen not to do while she and Nadine are attending grandmother’s funeral?
smile or laugh at the service
watch television too loudly
go in Dora's room
go in Nadine's room
Question 8
8.
How does Ellen find Dora and Nadine’s treatment of her after she moves in with them?
Distant but considerate
Loving and considerate
Incredibly cruel
Question 9
9.
What newly acquired object does Ellen take as the first sign that her luck is changing?
a gold watch
a paint set
a new dress
red boots
Question 10
10.
Who does Ellen see at church while wearing her new dress?
Starletta
Her mama's ghost
Mavis
Her new mama