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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. What kind of car does Cassandra's brother-in-law drive?
(a) A black 1978 Ford Mustang.
(b) A red 1973 Dodge.
(c) A green 1969 Ford truck.
(d) A green 1957 Hollywood Hudson.

2. Whose pigeons does Betsy Ann go to visit for the second time?
(a) Miss Jenny's.
(b) Miles'.
(c) Robert's.
(d) Clara's.

3. What does Cassandra fight with her brother-in-law about?
(a) The amount of food she eats.
(b) Cassandra's foul language.
(c) The time she is supposed to be home at night.
(d) Cassandra's truancy.

4. 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' families would miss them.
(b) The boys offered to marry the girls.
(c) Boys will be boys.
(d) The "It takes two to tango" rule.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the girls arrive at Mildred Harper's house, what does Mildred do?

2. When does "The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed" take place?

3. What smell does the protagonist of "The First Day" notice each time she turns her head?

4. What is the last thing the protagonist hears of her mother as she starts class in "The First Day"?

5. How does Betsy Ann's father deal with the dead pigeons?

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