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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which elementary school does the protagonist's mother want her to attend in "The First Day"?
(a) Seaton Elementary.
(b) Walker-Jones Elementary.
(c) Lafayette Elementary.
(d) Lincoln Memorial Elementary.

2. Why does the protagonist's mother need help with the school forms in "The First Day"?
(a) The protagonist's mother does not understand the new forms.
(b) The protagonist's mother has never enrolled a child before.
(c) The protagonist's mother can read but not write.
(d) The protagonist's mother cannot read.

3. What does the protagonist's mother see as the "beginning and end of the world"?
(a) Honor.
(b) Money.
(c) Education.
(d) Respect.

4. What does the protagonist's mother do when the teacher introduces herself in "The First Day"?
(a) The protagonist's mother stares at her.
(b) The protagonist's mother challenges the woman because she seems too young.
(c) The protagonist's mother smiles proudly.
(d) The protagonist's mother tears up a bit.

5. What is the only reason Cassandra does not think it would be fair to shoot the fathers of Joyce's and Pearl's babies?
(a) The boys offered to marry the girls.
(b) The boys' families would miss them.
(c) The "It takes two to tango" rule.
(d) Boys will be boys.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Janet teach Robert to do using a blond baby doll?

2. Who accompanies Betsy Ann on her trips to retrieve her pigeons?

3. What does Cassandra do to retaliate against her brother-in-law after their morning fight?

4. Who do the girls see moving into an apartment on 9th street?

5. What experience has taught Cassandra that asking questions can be dangerous?

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