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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. What does Betsy Ann say to her father about the pigeons?
(a) "They smell."
(b) "They're dirty!"
(c) "They tickle."
(d) "They bite!"

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

5. When does "The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed" take place?
(a) September.
(b) October.
(c) November.
(d) December.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pigeons does Miles give Betsy Ann?

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

3. In "The First Day", what time does the protagonist's mother promise to pick her up?

4. How does Caesar learn the mentally disabled woman's schedule?

5. Where did Caesar get his first gun?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Robert and Clara in "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons."

2. What does Betsy Ann do to lose her father's trust? Why does he become so angry?

3. How does the protagonist of "The First Day" describe the woman who greets her at Seaton Elementary?

4. Discuss Caesar's feelings for Carol.

5. How does Cassandra respond to teachers' attempts to set her straight?

6. Describe the environment in which Betsy Ann grows up.

7. Describe the errand Gladys' mother pays Cassandra to run.

8. Describe the character of Cassandra G. Lewis in "The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed".

9. How does Rhonda Ferguson's father treat Cassandra?

10. How do Caesar and Carol steal from their mark?

(see the answer keys)

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