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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Mary at the opening of the memoir?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Seven.

2. What type of plant did Grandma Moore grow on her farm in West Texas?
(a) Barley.
(b) Rye.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Cotton.

3. What song did Charlie sing under her breath while driving erratically through the rain-whipped streets during the hurricane?
(a) "The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse".
(b) "Pirate Jenny".
(c) "Mack the Knife".
(d) "The Policeman and the BIshop".

4. What illness was Charlie diagnosed to die from at the age of two?
(a) Measles.
(b) Scarlet Fever.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Chicken Pox.

5. What method did Grandma Moore employ to ensure that Mary and Lecia exhibited "proper behavior"?
(a) Daily beatings.
(b) Reward charts.
(c) Verbal attacks.
(d) She ignored the behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name did Grandma Moore call Lecia in her drug-induced slumber at the hospital?

2. What did Grandma Moore show Mary as proof that Tex and Belinda were real people?

3. What beverage did Charlie spend the day drinking at the Houston Zoo?

4. During what major event in American history was Charlie Moore born?

5. Which of the following Karr family members refused to evacuate the home when a hurricane rolled through?

(see the answer key)

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