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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Young Lions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the girls arrive at Mildred Harper's house, what does Mildred do?
(a) Mildred shoves Gladys and a box of possessions into the car and walks away.
(b) Mildred slaps them for daring to come to her house.
(c) Mildred calls for Gladys to answer the door.
(d) Mildred feeds them a dinner of fried chicken, string beans, potato salad, and rolls.

2. How does Betsy Ann's father deal with the dead pigeons?
(a) Betsy Ann's father allows her to find and deal with them as a life lesson.
(b) Betsy Ann's father returns them to Miles and demands a refund.
(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.

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

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

5. What does the protagonist of "The First Day" wear in the opening scene?
(a) A blue-and-green cotton dress.
(b) Jeans and a t-shirt.
(c) A school uniform.
(d) A red jumper with a white blouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cassandra smoking at the opening of the story?

2. What does the protagonist's mother see as the "beginning and end of the world"?

3. What advice does Robert receive from Carleton and Carlos?

4. Where does Cassandra drive Gladys Harper?

5. What is Manny doing at the table when Caesar arrives?

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