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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue, and Rich Chicago Girl.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator, Mary Alice, gets off the train, and, beyond a few clothes, her only possessions are her cat ____________ and her radio.
(a) Polly.
(b) Bootsie.
(c) Footsie.
(d) Mousy.

2. Her desk mate dubs Mary Alice the "rich Chicago girl." Why?
(a) Mary Alice is even more poor than she is.
(b) Mary Alice is very rich.
(c) Mary Alice is quiet and comes across as a snob.
(d) Mary Alice is dressed slightly better than her.

3. What has broken the narrator and her mother?
(a) Their rent.
(b) Their utility bills.
(c) The narrator's college tuition.
(d) The narrator's train ticket.

4. Grandma, acting quite polite, does what?
(a) Tells Mildred to go home.
(b) Gives Mildred the dollar.
(c) Talks to Mildred out on the porch.
(d) Invites the girls inside.

5. Mary Alice has to share a desk with whom?
(a) Augie.
(b) Carleen.
(c) Ina Rae.
(d) Mildred.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where does Mildred follow Mary Alice?

2. How does Grandma know that the horse was not even Mildred's?

3. After school, how does Mildred follow Mary Alice?

4. The horse likely did what?

5. The teacher is reading ____________ when Mary Alice enters the class.

(see the answer key)

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