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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 does Cassandra carry in her pocket?
(a) Her mother's obituary.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Newspaper clippings of Rhonda's success, wrapped in tinfoil.
(d) An eviction notice.

2. What are Robert and Clara pretending to fight over?
(a) Cab fare.
(b) Use of an umbrella.
(c) Places where they can eat dinner.
(d) Their share of the newspaper.

3. How does Betsy Ann's father deal with the dead pigeons?
(a) Betsy Ann's father returns them to Miles and demands a refund.
(b) Betsy Ann's father allows her to find and deal with them as a life lesson.
(c) Betsy Ann's father cooks them for breakfast.
(d) Betsy Ann's father places them in a burlap sack and disposes of them on the way to work.

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the items the protagonist carries to school in "The First Day"?
(a) A ten-cent black and white tablet.
(b) A pencil sharpener.
(c) A pencil.
(d) A box of crayons.

5. What did Anita's father tell her about Anacostia?
(a) Anita should never go there because it is too far away.
(b) Anacostia is a place full of criminals and thieves.
(c) Anacostia is a place for men to live with their mistresses.
(d) People there still live with chickens and cows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Miles' profession?

2. Why does the protagonist's mother scold the protagonist while she is filling out paperwork in "The First Day"?

3. A woman in "The First Day" has fashioned hair curlers out of which of the following?

4. What kind of car does Cassandra's brother-in-law drive?

5. What song does Anita ask Melanie to sing again?

(see the answer key)

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