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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The First Day.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many pigeons does Miles give Betsy Ann?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

2. What color is Clara's casket?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Varnished pine.
(d) Pink.

3. What does the janitor, Jake Horton, send to Betsy Ann?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) A blue rattle.
(d) A pink carriage.

4. What is Miles' profession?
(a) Executive assistant.
(b) Line cook.
(c) Street sweeper.
(d) Barber.

5. In "The First Day", what does the protagonist liken her mother to as her mother pulls documents from her purse?
(a) A bumbling fool.
(b) A secretary.
(c) A magician.
(d) A library.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Robert and Clara pretending to fight over?

2. To what does the protagonist compare the admissions worker's pearls in "The First Day"?

3. In "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons," how many years pass before Betsy Ann wants to see the pigeons again?

4. What color are the pigeons Betsy Ann receives from Miles?

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

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