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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, The Desert, Pages 9-61 ,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Jeannette's parents live in Part 1 of the book?
(a) With friends in a housing project.
(b) In a halfway house.
(c) In a nursing home.
(d) They are homeless.

2. What happens to Jeannette when she first starts school in Blythe?
(a) She has a very hard time academically.
(b) She hates school and hides out to avoid it.
(c) She gets held back a grade.
(d) She is picked on because of her intelligence.

3. What are Jeannette's feelings towards her parents in light of her upbringing?
(a) She feels fondness and is a bit confused by them.
(b) She wants nothing to do with her parents.
(c) She is filled with regrets about their relationship.
(d) She has a deep rage for them.

4. What happens when Jeannette is released from the hospital?
(a) Jeannette's mother cannot pay the bill, so the hospital lets her go.
(b) She is able to get up and walk outside so the doctor tells her she can go.
(c) Her father takes her out against medical advice.
(d) The doctors realize that they cannot keep her from her family.

5. Where did Jeannette grow up?
(a) Overseas, where her father was in the Air Force.
(b) In the deep South.
(c) She moved frequently.
(d) In Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the family often pick up and leave in the middle of the night?

2. What happens when the children are traveling in the back of the U-haul to Battle Mountain?

3. How does Jeannette contact Rose Mary to set up a meeting in Part 1?

4. What does Jeannette feel when she first sees Rose Mary at the beginning of the book?

5. What does Rose Mary want to discuss with her daughter in Part 1?

(see the answer key)

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