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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Betsy Ann and her father live?
(a) In an apartment rented out by Betsy Ann's grandmother.
(b) In a house with Miles.
(c) In the basement of Jenny and Walter Creed's house.
(d) In an apartment on the third floor of Jenny and Walter Creed's house.

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

3. How does Caesar learn the mentally disabled woman's schedule?
(a) Caesar inquires about her at the home where she lives.
(b) Caesar enlists Carol to befriend her.
(c) Caesar enlists Manny to tail her for him.
(d) Caesar follows her for two months, observing her activities.

4. Why does Caesar dislike it when Manny calls his apartment?
(a) Caesar does not want Carol to find out what he is planning to do.
(b) Manny whispers everything over the phone, making it seem obscene.
(c) Caesar does not want there to be record of any communications between himself and Manny.
(d) Caesar has been trying to distance himself from Manny.

5. What does Caesar do to convince Carol that he has read her note?
(a) Caesar drops a little coffee on the note.
(b) Caesar calls Carol to talk to her.
(c) Caesar crumples it strategically.
(d) Caesar writes a response.

6. What is Cassandra smoking at the opening of the story?
(a) Virginia Slims.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Marlboros.
(d) Chesterfields.

7. What time does Caesar agree to return to Manny's that night?
(a) 10:00.
(b) 6:00.
(c) 7:00.
(d) 9:00.

8. A woman in "The First Day" has fashioned hair curlers out of which of the following?
(a) Cardboard tubes.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Paper money.
(d) Candy wrappers.

9. What experience has taught Cassandra that asking questions can be dangerous?
(a) Being an orphan.
(b) Living with her brother-in-law.
(c) Attending school.
(d) Resisting arrest.

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

11. In "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons", what game do the boys play in the schoolyard?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Jumprope.
(c) Poison.
(d) Dodge ball.

12. To what does the protagonist compare the admissions worker's pearls in "The First Day"?
(a) Pebbles.
(b) Golf balls.
(c) Gumballs.
(d) Jumbo-sized marbles.

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

14. In "The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed", when the car stalls, who is able to get it started?
(a) Wesley.
(b) Melanie.
(c) Anita.
(d) Cassandra.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprising news does Clara give Jenny?

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

3. What does Cassandra carry in her pocket?

4. What color are the protagonist's socks in "The First Day"?

5. Where was the last place Caesar saw Sherman?

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