Ellen+Foster

1. Ellen's father is addicted to what? Alcohol

2. Ellen fantasizes about which of the following? Killing her father

3. What does Dora do on the way to Ellen's mother's funeral? Wet herself on the car seat

4. How does Ellen's mother die? She commits suicide by overdosing on her prescription medication

5. Whose clothes does Ellen wear to school? Her mother's

6. 6. What is missing from Starletta's house? An indoor bathroom

7. Why will Ellen not eat dinner with Starletta and her family? Because they are black

8. 8. What do Starletta's parents give Ellen for Christmas? A beautiful sweater

9. Where does Ellen go immediately after her father has sexually abused her?a To Starletta's house

10. Ellen's father tries to bribe her into coming home with what? An envelope of money

11. What must Ellen do before she can eat Sunday supper at her new mama's house? Attend church

12. Of whom does Ellen remind her grandmother? Ellen's father

13. With what does Ellen frame her grandmother's body? Fake flowers

14. What does Julia give Ellen for her birthday? Art supplies

15. 15. What does Ellen's grandmother do with the flag that Rudolph brings over? She burns it in a wood fire she has made outside

16. Who, inadvertently, has been providing Ellen and her father with envelopes of money? Ellen's grandmother

17. Starletta has a crush on whom? Hank, the boy who works at the county store

18. Mavis tells Ellen that she once knew whom? Ellen's father

19. Why does Ellen invite Starletta over to her new mama's house To prove to Starletta that she loves her, despite her skin color

20. What Christmas gift does Ellen ask Nadine to buy her? A package of art paper

21. What does Ellen's new mama do especially for Starletta's arrival? She embroiders the letter "S" onto a set of towels

22. What does Ellen wear to impress her new mama when she first goes to see her? Her new dress

23. For Christmas, Ellen paints Nadine and Dora a picture of what? Cute cats

24. How does Ellen seek revenge on Dora? She tells her that she has a boyfriend who gives her gifts

25. Which of the following does Ellen keep secret and especially for herself? Her microscope and slides

26. What does Ellen offer to her new mama in return for a stable home? Her life savings of one hundred and sixty-six dollars

27. Why does Ellen go to the nurse? She has a bruise on her arm, which her father had given to her.

28. After going to the nurse, who does Ellen stay with? Julia, the school art teacher.

29. What does Julia tell Ellen to always do? To let herself go with the flow and let loose.